What the heck is the event loop anyway , Philip Roberts, JSConf EU
JavaScript programmers like to use words like, eventloop, nonblocking, callback, asynchronous, singlethreaded and concurrency. We say things like dont block the event loop, make sure your code runs at 60 framespersecond, well of course, it wont work, that function is an asynchronous callback If youre anything like me, you nod and agree, as if its all obvious, even though you dont actually know what the words mean; and yet, finding good explanations of how JavaScript actually works isnt all that easy, so lets learn With some handy visualisations, and fun hacks, lets get an intuitive understanding of what happens when JavaScript runs. Transcript: License: For reuse of this video under a more permissive license please get in touch with us. The speakers retain the copyright for their performances.
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