[neallindsay]

Promises in JS make this stuff much easier (at least to my mind):

const lockify = f => {

  let lock = Promise.resolve()

  return (...args) => {

    const result = lock.then(() => f(...args))

    lock = result.catch(() => {})

    return result.then(v => v)

  }

}

[fastball]

Easier to write. But there is a case to be made that code which can be understood without understanding somewhat esoteric language internals is superior.

[neallindsay]

I guess "esoteric" is in the eye of the beholder, but Promises seem a lot easier than the old callback style we used to use for asynchronous operations.

[yeasku]

Is code wrote for a broken server.

It makes no sense even with common js idiom.

[fastball]

Ok, but that's not relevant to my point.

Plus, in real life you do need to interact with broken servers – that doesn't mean you should make your code less readable as well.