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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by foota on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @07:08PM (#21065641)
Yeah, nothing about JavaScript being single threaded implies any resistance to deadlock.
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by jdm2212 on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @07:34PM (#21065878)
It's still much harder to deadlock single-threaded code than multi-threaded code because single-threading eliminates the need for most locking, which in turn eliminates most opportunities to cause deadlocks.
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by taf2 on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @08:26PM (#21066273)
I love setTimeout
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by ChrisSD on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @09:24PM (#21066641)
What does setTimeout have to do with deadlocks?
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