Further Adventures of the Event Loop

Explore the intricacies of JavaScript's event loop in this conference talk from JSConf EU 2018. Delve beyond the basic understanding of how JavaScript handles I/O events without blocking in a single-threaded environment. Discover the complexities introduced by web workers, promises, and non-browser JavaScript environments. Learn how multi-threaded event loops function, understand the unique characteristics of promises compared to other callbacks, and gain insights into the inner workings of the Node event loop. This 21-minute presentation by Erin Zimmer offers a deeper dive into the event loop, providing valuable knowledge for JavaScript developers looking to enhance their understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.

Further Adventures of the Event Loop - Erin Zimmer - JSConf EU 2018