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JavaScript Callbacks

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Tutor:In JavaScript, functions are 'First-Class Citizens'. This means you can treat functions just like any other variable. You can assign them to variables, return them, and most importantly, pass them as arguments.


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Functions in JS are First-Class. This means you can pass them as variables. When passing a function as a callback, do NOT execute it with parentheses!

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JavaScript Callbacks

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Pascual Vila

JavaScript Instructor // Code Syllabus

A callback function is a function passed into another function as an argument, which is then invoked inside the outer function to complete some kind of routine or action.

Functions as First-Class Citizens

In JavaScript, functions are objects. Because of this, functions can take functions as arguments, and can be returned by other functions. Functions that do this are called Higher-Order Functions (HOF). Any function that is passed as an argument is called a callback function.

Synchronous Callbacks

A synchronous callback is executed immediately. It is blocking. A great example of this is the Array.map() or Array.filter() methods. The engine waits for the callback to finish executing on every element before moving to the next line of code.

Asynchronous Callbacks

Asynchronous callbacks are often used to continue code execution after an asynchronous operation has completed—such as reading a file, making an HTTP request, or waiting for a timer. The most classic example is setTimeout().

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This section contains the full detailed transcript of the video lessons. It covers passing function references versus executing them, avoiding "Callback Hell" (Pyramid of Doom) where callbacks are nested multiple levels deep, and an introduction to why Promises were adopted in ES6.

JS Glossary: Callbacks

Callback Function

A function passed into another function as an argument, which is then invoked inside the outer function.

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Higher-Order Function

A function that accepts another function as an argument, or returns a function as its result.

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Synchronous

Code executing sequentially from top to bottom. Sync callbacks block further execution until they finish.

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Asynchronous

Code that schedules a task to happen later, allowing subsequent code to run immediately without blocking.

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Callback Hell

A situation where callbacks are nested within callbacks, making the code extremely difficult to read and debug.

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First-Class Citizen

An entity which supports all operational properties inherent to other entities (e.g., assigning to variables, passing as args).

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