There are basically three core learning outcomes today, and with any luck, a bunch of interesting bonus stuff.
- Callbacks - What are those again?
- How's setTimeout work?
- How do basic file reads and writes work?
- What's the difference between "synchronous" and "asynchronous?"
- What is Javascript for? (What was it created for?)
- Why do we care about how setTimeout and file reads/writes work?
- Terminology breakdown: Asynchronous, concurrent, parallel
- Buttons: A case study in asynchrony
- Simulating concurrent processes
- How do we use what we learned about
setTimeoutto understand other asynchronous programming? (e.g. network requests)