async/await is nice syntax, but it doesn't change the fundamental difference between synchronous and asynchronous code and the viral nature of async functions.

async/await is nice syntax, but it doesn't change the fundamental difference between synchronous and asynchronous code and the viral nature of async functions. Sync functions cannot properly compose async functions in general. A great essay on this is "What Color is Your Function": http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-your-function/ http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-y...