π–π‘πšπ­ 𝐚𝐫𝐞 π‰πšπ―πšπ’πœπ«π’π©π­ π–πžπ› π–π¨π«π€πžπ«π¬, 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐑𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐀𝐬?

Ashish Misal
1 min readSep 13, 2024

JavaScript normally runs one task at a time, which can slow down your app when doing heavy work, like processing large data. Web Workers help with this by allowing your code to run in the background without freezing your app.

π–π‘πšπ­ π€π«πž π–πžπ› π–π¨π«π€πžπ«π¬?

Web Workers allow your app to run tasks in the background on a separate thread. This means your main app can keep working smoothly while the heavy task happens behind the scenes.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨 π“π‘πžπ² 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐀?

Web Workers don’t access the DOM but can send messages back to the main thread.

𝐖𝐑𝐲 π”π¬πž π–πžπ› π–π¨π«π€πžπ«π¬?

  • They improve app performance by handling heavy tasks in the background.
  • They keep the app responsive for users.
  • They prevent the app from freezing during long tasks.

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Ashish Misal
Ashish Misal

Written by Ashish Misal

Software Developer | Expert in JavaScript, Node.js, React, MERN Stack | Building scalable apps | Mentor for developers | Passionate about innovation

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