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  • italiandadx2
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    I don't understand why (sum) is used.

    Posted April 20, 2021 4:14pm by italiandadx2
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  • Josephine Hedman
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    Can someone explain why the functions end up with the value 65 in the last example?

    Posted December 22, 2020 7:34am by Josephine Hedman
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  • Obe Juarez
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    Is 'callback' just a sort of variable name, or does is it actually a JS special keyword?

    Posted December 16, 2020 7:46pm by Obe Juarez
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  • J Tan
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    If a function is called from another function but is not passed in as a callback, is the parent function asynchronous?

    Posted July 1, 2020 12:49am by J Tan
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  • Joseph Michelini
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    For some reason, I'm still having trouble understanding this first example. Could anyone break it down?

    Posted June 1, 2020 9:24pm by Joseph Michelini
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    Synchronous callbacks

    Posted March 31, 2020 4:51pm by Tree House
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  • conah rivers
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    Callbacks makeMeal quiz question

    Posted August 11, 2019 5:49pm by conah rivers
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  • George Roberts
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    If callbacks only run once the parent completes, why do statements coming after a callback in a parent's body still run?

    Posted June 4, 2019 2:16pm by George Roberts
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  • Routine Poutine
    Routine Poutine
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    Is "callback" a keyword? Not as a parameter, but as part of the function's body?

    Posted May 4, 2019 9:59pm by Routine Poutine
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  • Vlad Tanasie
    Vlad Tanasie
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    Please explain the last example with the CPS

    Posted April 27, 2019 2:43pm by Vlad Tanasie
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