Async programming

Async programming is a way for computers to handle multiple tasks at once without waiting for each task to finish before starting the next. Imagine cooking dinner while listening to a podcast: you don't need to sit and watch the pot constantly. Instead, you do other things while waiting for the water to boil. Similarly, async programming allows programs to continue working on other tasks while waiting for slow operations—like reading data from the internet—to complete. This makes applications more efficient, responsive, and better at managing multiple tasks simultaneously.