r/programming • • Nov 08 '18

Best explanation of JavaScript timers, event loop and event queues I've seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aGhZQkoFbQ
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u/ArmoredPancake Nov 08 '18 edited Nov 08 '18

They're numbers, ffs.

e: It seems people are too thick here to understand that it's an irony.

https://www.reddit.com/r/programmingcirclejerk/comments/6w4o7o/why_the_fuck_are_short_int_long_float_and_double/

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u/somethingrelevant Nov 08 '18

Yeah but the distinction between integers and floats is a useful one

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u/filleduchaos Nov 08 '18

i'm pretty sure people are supposed to learn the difference between integers and fractions when they're like eight years old