The Modern JavaScript Bootcamp (2019) - The Fetch API

The video tutorial introduces the Fetch API as a modern alternative to XMLHttpRequest for making HTTP requests in JavaScript. It explains how Fetch API integrates promises, allowing for cleaner and more efficient code through promise chaining. The tutorial covers handling responses and errors, converting existing XMLHttpRequest code to use Fetch, and advanced promise chaining techniques. The video concludes with a challenge for viewers to apply these concepts independently.

In what scenarios would you prefer to use promise chaining?

How can we convert existing XMLHttpRequest code to use the Fetch API?

What are the advantages of using the Fetch API over XMLHttpRequest?

What happens if we return a non-promise value in a promise chain?