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Today we’re covering how async JavaScript works in the browser — from Promises and fetch to error handling, status codes, and loading states. If you want a stronger mental model for real-world frontend behavior, this is a great time to join the today's class at 6pm PST/ 9pm EST: discord.gg/FMcvc6T

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The mental model is everything. Fetch looks simple until you hit the network error case that never rejects the promise. Understanding that fetch() only fails on network issues, not 404s or 500s, saves so much debugging time. Status code handling is where most async bugs live.