sample13.js

function sum(getX, getY, callback) {
    var x, y;
    getX(function(result) {
        x = result;
        if (y !== undefined) {
            callback(x + y);
        }
    });
    getY(function(result) {
        y = result;
        if (x !== undefined) {
            callback(x + y);
        }
    });
}
// A sync or async function that retrieves the value of `x`
function fetchX() {
    // ..
}


// A sync or async function that retrieves the value of `y`
function fetchY() {
    // ..
}
sum(fetchX, fetchY, function(result) {
    console.log(result);
});