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JavaScript is not single-threaded

Post by elliotthill » Sat, Apr 20, 2024, 2:34 PM UTC

JavaScript is not single-threaded
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Re: JavaScript is not single-threaded

Post by 1oooqooq » Sat, Apr 20, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

what's with js devs getting their egos more inflated the more incorrect they are?

Re: JavaScript is not single-threaded

Post by ttfkam » Sat, Apr 20, 2024, 3:42 PM UTC

You forgot to mention (Web)Workers. This is explicit creation, management, and communication with additional threads within JavaScript. What's more, they've been around in JavaScript longer than the V8 engine has even existed!

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers...

https://caniuse.com/?search=webworkers

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