Chapter 16: Introduction to the Fetch API
by Ludovico Fischer
In this chapter, we’ll learn what the new Fetch API looks like, what problems it solves, and the most practical way to retrieve remote data inside your web page using the fetch() function.
For years, XMLHttpRequest has been web developers’ trusted sidekick. Whether directly or under the hood, XMLHttpRequest has enabled Ajax and a whole new type of interactive experience, from Gmail to Facebook.
However, XMLHttpRequest is slowly being superseded by the Fetch API. Both can be used to make network requests, but the Fetch API is Promise-based, which enables a cleaner, more concise syntax and helps keep you out of callback hell.
The Fetch API
The Fetch API provides a fetch() method defined ...
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