How do you determine the order of task execution in your project?

In Node.js projects, several approaches are usually used to determine the execution order of tasks:

• Sequential execution using async/await — if tasks are asynchronous, you can simply wait for one to finish before starting the next:

async function runTasks() {
  await task1();
  await task2();
  await task3();
}

• Using promises with .then() chaining — for sequential execution:

task1()
  .then(() => task2())
  .then(() => task3())
  .catch(console.error);

• Task queues (e.g., with libraries like async or bull) — for managing the order and parallelism of tasks.

• EventEmitter or callback functions — to start the next task after the previous one completes.

The choice of approach depends on the requirements for parallelism and task complexity. In simple cases, async/await is sufficient; in more complex scenarios, specialized queues or task managers are used.