ES2017 Asynchronous Functions (`async`/`await`) The Right Way

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The introduction of Promises and async functions have significantly transformed the landscape of asynchronous JavaScript. The era of error-first callbacks, commonly referred to as “legacy APIs,” is now a thing of the past.

To put it simply, async functions can be seen as a convenient layer built on top of Promises. Their purpose is to provide a more intuitive…