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Re:Show HN: Nsynjs – JS engine with stoppable threads and wi... by balfirevic on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @06:48AM (#14409003)
Why would you need to know, except in some special cases? If you're using async/await, your next line is not executing anyway until the result comes, blocking or not.
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Re:Show HN: Nsynjs – JS engine with stoppable threads and wi... by sametmax on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @08:58AM (#14409646)
Because otherwise you block the even loop or mismatch life cycle. Espacially reading an unfamiliar code base.
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