The Truth About “Cancelling” Async/Await: You’re Mostly Just Ignoring Results
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JavaScript can’t truly cancel async/await work—most “cancellation” just stops waiting.
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JavaScript can’t truly cancel async/await work—most “cancellation” just stops waiting.