Re:V8 adds support for top-level await
by jeswin on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:56PM
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fs.readFileSync() blocks the event loop preventing any other code from being run or other events/requests from being processed. Await yields control back so that other requests can be processed while the file is being read.
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await
by galaxyLogic on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:54AM
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Ah I see. Genius. So is there ever a use-case for NOT using the Async/Await -version of readFile()? Is fsReadSync() now just legacy which we don't need any more?