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Event Loop

The Event Loop is one of the most critical aspects of Node.js. Why is this so important? Because it explains how Node.js can be asynchronous and have non-blocking I/O, it explains the "killer feature" of Node.js, which made it this successful.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @official@The Node.JS Event Loop
• @official@Don't Block the Event Loop
• @article@JavaScript Visualized: Event Loop
• @article@Event Loop in Node.js - Mixu's Node book