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Javascript is an asynchronous language, in contrast to many synchronous languages like PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl, C, etc. There are a number of important things to be aware of when learning to write asynchronous code - otherwise, you will often find your code executing in extremely unexpected ways. Take this (general) rule to heart:
Nodejs promotes an asynchronous coding style from the ground up, in contrast to many of the most popular web frameworks. There are a number of important things to be aware of when learning to write asynchronous code - otherwise, you will often find your code executing in extremely unexpected ways. Take this (general) rule to heart:

###Use the asynchronous functions, avoid the synchronous ones!

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