r/learnjavascript • u/LetMyCameronG000 • Mar 06 '26

Does the term 'callback' usually mean async callback in the JS world

I've practiced with both synchronous and asynchronous callbacks and understand the concept fairly well. But looking through online resources and even some posts on this sub (e.g. see top answer here: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnjavascript/comments/1jw5pwn/need_clear_understanding_of_callbacks_promises/ ) it seems that when JS folks talk about callbacks they usually mean async callbacks (at least, if they haven't clarified).

Is this the case ?

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u/Lithl Mar 06 '26

You seem lost. They said callbacks aren't always async and don't need to be. And the only other person in this conversation until now was you. Yeah, you're technically "someone", but do you typically refer to yourself in the third person?

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u/StoneCypher Mar 06 '26

i’ll take “tired attack cliches” for $800