What the heck is the event loop anyway? | Philip Roberts | JSConf EU

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Philip Roberts explains the JavaScript event loop, call stack, callbacks and asynchronous behavior with live visualizations using a tool he built. It demystifies terms like non-blocking and single-threaded.

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HN commenters repeatedly name it as the best explanation of the JS event loop and the first thing to watch before tackling async code.

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