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    • fav icon for Aborting a fetch: The Next Generation · Issue #447 · whatwg/fetchAborting a fetch: The Next Generation · Issue #447 · whatwg/fetch
      We were blocked on the resolution of cancelable promises, but consensus has broken down, so we need to find a new way.
      11-04-2017
    • fav icon for Why I won’t be using Fetch API in my apps – Shahar Talmi – MediumWhy I won’t be using Fetch API in my apps – Shahar Talmi – Medium
      When Fetch API became standard I was thrilled. I will no longer need to use http utility libraries in order to make http calls in my apps. XMLHttpRequest was so low level and awkward (up to its inconsistent camel casing of acronyms!). You didn’t really have a choice but to wrap it with something more comfortable or choose one of tons of open source alternatives like jQuery’s $.ajax(), Angular’s $http, superagent and my personal favorite, axios. But are we truly free of http toolkits?
      30-05-2017
    • fav icon for How to Cancel a Fetch RequestHow to Cancel a Fetch Request
      JavaScript promises have always been a major win for the language -- they've led to a revolution of asynchronous coding that has vastly improved performance on the web. One shortcoming of native promises is that there's no true way to cancel a fetch...until now. A new AbortController has been added to the JavaScript specification that will allow developers to use a signal to abort one or multiple fetch calls.
      01-05-2020