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Discussion on: Run a function periodically in vanilla Javascript

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Alexandru Simandi

We should take note that because it's single threaded there is a risk that the app can go in an undefined state and block the interval from the event loop. Imagine a while true after setting the interval

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Ranvir Singh

Yes, the risk is there. That's why people prefer to use combination of cron and serverless functions for this.