Promise object (JavaScript)

In JavaScript, the promise object is a used to handle asynchronous tasks.

A promise is composable, making it more complex than a callback function.

See also

• Bluebird (JavaScript library)
• Callback (computer programming)
• Futures and promises
• jQuery promise method

External links

• Native JavaScript promises API by Serg Hospodarets
• Promises | Web fundamentals - Promises have arrived natively in JavaScript
• Promise @ developer.mozilla.org
• Promise.all() @ developer.mozilla.org
• JavaScript Promise API by David Walsh
• JavaScript Promises by Jake Archibald
• ES6 Promises by Dave Atchley
• Overview of JavaScript Promises by Sandeep Panda
• Promises for asynchronous programming @ exploringjs.com
• Embracing Promises in JavaScript
• Using Javascript native promises, resolve a promise after thenables attached @ Stack Overflow
• Native Support for Promises in Node.js @ Stack Overflow
• Best Practices for Using Promises in JS by Oleksii Rudenko
• JavaScript Promises ... In Wicked Detail by Matt Greer
• How to Chain JavaScript Promises – Intro Tutorial to JavaScript Promises by Pablo Farias Navarro
• Native Javascript Promises vs Bluebird by Nazar Aziz
• Pure JS Promise (Native) by Stenly Tan
• Testing JavaScript's native Promises by Paul Meskers
• Promise Object (JavaScript) @ MSDN
• Promises Object @ JavaScript Kit
• Can I Use Promises? @ caniuse.com
• Hey Let's Learn About JavaScript Promises by Kevin Buchanan
• JavaScript Promises 101 by Ire Aderinokun
• Native Browser Promises In Javascript by Tomasz Maćkowiak
• Understanding JavaScript Promises, Pt. I: Background & Basics by Peleke Sengstacke
• Promise Objects - ECMAScript 2017 Language Specification
• The Simplest Thing Possible: Promises in JavaScript by John V. Petersen
• Learning ES6: Promises by Ben Ilegbodu
• TracedPromise: Visualizing Async JS Code by Ben Cronin
• On The Difficult Problem Of Logging Errors In Parallel Promises In JavaScript by Ben Nadel
• Easy asynchrony with ES6
• Staying Sane With Asynchronous Programming: Promises and Generators by Colin Toh
• Are JavaScript Promises swallowing your errors? by James K. Nelson
• ES6 Promises in Depth
• Promises – an alternative way to approach asynchronous JavaScript by Kishore Nallan
• Javascript Promises by Samy Pessé
• Better Asynchronous JavaScript by Francois Ward
• Good Code: Promises in JavaScript by Cecelia Wren
• Patterns for Asynchronous Programming With Promises
• Keeping our Promises (and Callbacks) by Thomas Bouldin

YouTube videos

• How to Use Javascript Promises by Jordan Leigh
• JavaScript promises explained tutorial by techsmith
• Promises - Part 8 of Functional Programming in JavaScript
• Promises in Javascript by David M. Lee, II
• Cleaning Up JavaScript Callbacks With Promises