Skip to content
TrackPodcasts
technologyMar 24, 20219:06pending

When is NodeJS Single Threaded and when is it multi-Threaded?

About this episode

Node JS Is single-threaded asynchronous non-blocking javascript runtime, but it's not always single-threaded there are occasions where nodejs uses multi-threading, so the questions we will try to answer in this video, when is nodejs single-threaded and when does it use multi-threading and how will that affect my app?

  • Event Loop single thread, that really just loops for callbacks 0:00
  • Threading in Node jS (libuv) 4:00
    • used for
    • IO/intensive
      • DNS queries
      • file system reads
    • CPU intensive
      • crypto
      • compression
    • process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE=1

Examples 8:00

Cluster Nodejs 16:00

Example 1

HTTP server return 1

HTTP server while 1

HTTP server with file system read async

HTTP server with file system read sync

HTTP server with fetch call to server (dns)


Support my work on PayPal

https://bit.ly/33ENps4

Become a Member on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ML5xP23TOWKUcc-oAE_Eg/join

🧑‍🏫 Courses I Teach

https://husseinnasser.com/courses

Get every episode summarized

Each time The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.

Email me new episodes

Free for 3 shows. No card needed.

Hosts & guests

No transcript yet

This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.

When is NodeJS Single Threaded and when is it multi-Threaded?

The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser

0:00
9:06

More episodes

More from The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser

View all episodes →