Modern async iteration in JavaScript with Array.fromAsync()
July 16, 2025
As front-end engineers, we frequently deal with asynchronous data, such as API responses, streams, lazy-loaded content, and more. JavaScript has long provided tools for managing async logic, but working with async iterables has often required verbose or manual handling.
Enter Array.fromAsync(), a modern addition to JavaScript that simplifies the process of converting async data sources into arrays. It’s intuitive, powerful, and designed to work seamlessly with async/await.
Source: Modern async iteration in JavaScript with Array.fromAsync() – Matt Smith
A relatively new feature of JavaScript that simplifies the process of converting async data sources into arrays.
