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Dipak Ahirav
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Day 13: How to Implement Background Jobs in Node.js Using Worker Threads

🛠️ Struggling with Heavy Tasks in Node.js?

Node.js is single-threaded, but that doesn’t mean you can’t run tasks in the background efficiently! If you’ve ever faced performance issues due to CPU-intensive operations, it’s time to explore Worker Threads.

In my latest article, I explain:

✅ Why you should use Worker Threads in Node.js ⚙️

✅ How to offload heavy tasks from the main event loop 🏗️

✅ Step-by-step implementation of background jobs in Node.js 🚀

âś… Code examples for better understanding đź’»

👉 Read the full article here:

📌 How to Implement Background Jobs in Node.js Using Worker Threads

💬 Have you used Worker Threads in your Node.js projects? Let’s discuss in the comments!

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Neurabot • Edited

No, I've not used it. But I'm curious.

What are specific extensions to implement both Javascript and Node.js codes on Visual studio code ? I didn't find them, there are several but they don't do what I need.

I just need to implement my code on Mozilla firefox navigator.