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Aravind Balla • • Edited

Let me break that up.

const response = await fetch('https://api.github.com/users/wesbos');

const data = await response.json(); //this gives us the JSON data from the response.
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Previously it used to be,

fetch('https://api.github.com/users/wesbos')
.then(res => res.json()) //json() also returns a promise
.then(data => {console.log(data)});
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Julian Iaquinandi •

Ahhh I see, that's amazing thanks for that! <3

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Wes Bos •

Thanks! I just clarified this in a tweet:

twitter.com/wesbos/status/95583181...

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Julian Iaquinandi •

Thanks Wes, keep up the good work! Loving them tasty treats :P