/nodejs-internals-examples

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Node.js Internals: I/O and the Event Loop

Link to presentation

Examples can be found on the src/ folder.

What the presentation covers:

  • Quick intro to Blocking vs non-blocking and libuv
  • How asynchronous code is executed: the Event Loop
    • What is the Event Loop and why it exists
    • Event Loop phases
    • Node.js timers (nextTick vs SetTimeout vs setInterval)