JavaScript is not single-threaded

Posted by elliotthill on Saturday April 20, 2024 @10:34AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/@elliott.hill_43300/javascript-is-not-single-threaded-b23ed698b9e1

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Re:JavaScript is not single-threaded by ttfkam on Saturday April 20, 2024 @11:42AM (#40098188)

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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Re:JavaScript is not single-threaded by 1oooqooq on Saturday April 20, 2024 @11:16AM (#40098009)

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

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