Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gvU8m_HK Callbacks in JavaScript are one of the core ideas behind asynchronous programming and function-based design in JS. They help us understand how functions can be passed as values, executed later, and used to handle async tasks like API calls, events, and timers. However, when overused, they can lead to nested structures (callback hell), which makes code harder to read and maintain.
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