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  2. Futures and promises - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, futures, promises, delays, and deferreds are constructs used for synchronizing program execution in some concurrent programming languages.Each is an object that acts as a proxy for a result that is initially unknown, usually because the computation of its value is not yet complete.

  3. JavaScript syntax - Wikipedia

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    var x1 = 0; // A global variable, because it is not in any function let x2 = 0; // Also global, this time because it is not in any block function f {var z = 'foxes', r = 'birds'; // 2 local variables m = 'fish'; // global, because it wasn't declared anywhere before function child {var r = 'monkeys'; // This variable is local and does not affect the "birds" r of the parent function. z ...

  4. JavaScript - Wikipedia

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    JavaScript (/ ˈ dʒ ɑː v ə s k r ɪ p t /), often abbreviated as JS, is a programming language and core technology of the Web, alongside HTML and CSS. 99% of websites use JavaScript on the client side for webpage behavior. [10] Web browsers have a dedicated JavaScript engine that executes the client code.

  5. Breakpoint - Wikipedia

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    It is also sometimes simply referred to as a pause. More generally, a breakpoint is a means of acquiring knowledge about a program during its execution. During the interruption , the programmer inspects the test environment ( general-purpose registers , memory , logs, files , etc.) to find out whether the program is functioning as expected.

  6. Busy waiting - Wikipedia

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    Spinning can also be used to generate an arbitrary time delay, a technique that was necessary on systems that lacked a method of waiting a specific length of time. Processor speeds vary greatly from computer to computer, especially as some processors are designed to dynamically adjust speed based on current workload. [ 1 ]

  7. Ajax (programming) - Wikipedia

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    Ajax (also AJAX / ˈ eɪ dʒ æ k s /; short for "asynchronous JavaScript and XML" [1] [2]) is a set of web development techniques that uses various web technologies on the client-side to create asynchronous web applications.

  8. ECMAScript - Wikipedia

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    It is best known as a JavaScript standard intended to ensure the interoperability of web pages across different web browsers. [2] It is standardized by Ecma International in the document ECMA-262 . ECMAScript is commonly used for client-side scripting on the World Wide Web , and it is increasingly being used for server-side applications and ...

  9. Lazy initialization - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming, lazy initialization is the tactic of delaying the creation of an object, the calculation of a value, or some other expensive process until the first time it is needed.