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When It Makes Sense To “Block” The Main Thread

By hello@smashingmagazine.com (Victor Ayomipo) 11 min read 2 views 0 comments
When It Makes Sense To “Block” The Main Thread
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The common rule of thumb is to never “block” the browser’s main thread when running JavaScript tasks. But is this a hard rule? Victor Ayomipo describes a use case he encountered involving a screenshot extension where he made an exception to the rule and decided that blocking the main thread was absolutely the right thing to do.

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