Awesome Promises

Website: https://github.com/wbinnssmith/awesome-promises#readme
Category: Themed Directories
Tags: JavaScript, async, developer-tools

Overview

Awesome Promises is a curated, community-driven directory of resources, libraries, and tools for working with JavaScript Promises. It is part of the broader "Awesome" collection of developer-focused lists.

Features

Curated Learning Resources

• Resources, Blogs, and Books focused on JavaScript Promises.
• Sections for different experience levels:
  • For beginners – introductory materials to understand Promises.
  • Deep Dive – advanced and in-depth articles or materials.
  • References – reference-style documentation and guides.

Library & Implementation Directory

• Promises/A+ Implementations (ES6/ES2015 compatible)
  • Strict Implementations
    • Implement no more or less than the ES6 Promise specification.
    • Intended as polyfills and highly compatible with native promises.
  • Implementations with extras
    • Promise libraries that extend standard behavior while remaining compatible.
    • Designed for both Node.js and browser environments.
    • Example helper methods/utilities mentioned:
      • nodeify
      • denodify
      • done()
  • Fallbacks
    • Lightweight Promise-like utilities for environments lacking full support.
    • Example: pinkie.

Convenience Utilities for Promises

• Focus on small, focused modules that enhance native or spec-compliant Promises.
• sindresorhus’s Promise utilities (grouped as “promise-fun”):
  • Enhancements and helpers around:
    • .then()
    • .catch()
    • Promise.race()
    • Promise#try()
    • Promise#finally()
    • Promise.all()
    • Working with Map and Object in async contexts.
• Other Promise utilities and patterns:
  • bluebird.method
  • bluebird.coroutine
  • task.js
  • nodeify

Open Contribution & Repository Structure

• Hosted on GitHub as a public repository.
• Includes:
  • README.md – main curated list and documentation.
  • CONTRIBUTING – guidelines for contributing new items and improvements.
  • .editorconfig – consistent coding/text editor settings.
  • .travis.yml – continuous integration configuration.
  • LICENSE – license information.

Licensing

• Content licensed under Creative Commons CC0 (public domain dedication).
• Allows reuse, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions.

Pricing

• Awesome Promises is a free, open-source resource with no pricing or paid plans.