How does error handling work in async/await?

Short answer: You handle errors using try/catch blocks around await statements. async function getUser() { try { const user = await getUserFromDB(); return user; } catch (error) { console.error('Error fetching user:', error); } } Without try/catch, unhandled promise rejections can crash your app.

Example code

You handle errors using try/catch blocks around await statements. async function getUser() { try { const user = await getUserFromDB();
return user; } catch (error) { console.error('Error fetching user:', error); }
} Without try/catch, unhandled promise rejections can crash your app.

Real-world example (ShopNest)

ShopNest’s Node API handles many checkout requests concurrently because I/O (DB/HTTP) is non-blocking on the event loop.

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1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
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