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However, if you're writing code in Javascript that uses blocking I/O or other long running operations, sequential coding is out of the question because blocking the only thread in the system is a very bad idea. The solution is to implement algorithms using asynchronous callbacks, ie. spread out sequential code over multiple callbacks."
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