first attempt at topics/async #24
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| An example where synchronous programming might be OK is when writing a | ||
| commandline script. Often these scripts run a series of steps one-by-one and |
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"commandline" probably isn't a word on its own. Maybe "command line" or "command-line"?
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Thanks @bengl for the feedback. I tried to address both your points. |
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Alright this gets a 👍 from me. Can we get another another reviewer from @nodejs/documentation on this? |
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| Asynchronous programming is any technique in which the result of an operation | ||
| is available outside of the normal synchronous (statement by statement) flow | ||
| of code in a program. |
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As a document for beginners, it might be best to lead with a more concrete example of the problem we're trying to solve before introducing the solution.
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Sounds good. Would you say the problem we're trying to solve is "synchronous programming" or "misunderstanding about asynchronous programming"? (The later is much easier to demonstrate/explain I think 😄 )
This is a first attempt at describing asynchronous programming in node.js. It attempts to at least mention all considerations. It also attempts to present experience and best-practices when such are clear. This fixes issue #20.
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OK, I think/hope I've addressed all feedback, and this is ready for another round of review. |
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Hey @drewfish can you resubmit this against https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.org ? |
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@bengl submitted as nodejs/nodejs.org#422 |
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| // Another approach is to bind the function to the specific desired | ||
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doesn't setTimeout just take a this parameter?
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Closing this since we won't be merging this into this repo, but probably |
This is a first attempt at describing asynchronous programming in node.js. It
attempts to at least mention all considerations. It also attempts to present
experience and best-practices when such are clear.
This fixes issue #20.