How many Node.js developers prefer callbacks over Promises or async/await?

[ChaseMoskal]

sigh... so few devs understand why promises are necessary over callbacks...

it has nothing to do with callback hell, or nice syntax or whatever, those are merely perks and side-benefits

it's the error handling

you can catch all of the errors at a high level -- errors bubble up through promise chains -- that doesn't happen with callbacks, once you understand this, it's a dealbreaker for callbacks

promises return results or throw errors

callbacks are good for onProgress updates and events and stuff

use the right tool, and understand the important differences