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setTimeout vs setImmediate within an I/O cycle
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io-setTimeout-setImmediate.js
const fs = require("fs");
fs.readFile(__filename, () => {
setTimeout(() => {
console.log('SetTimeout callback');
}, 0);
setImmediate(() => {
console.log('SetImmediate callback');
});
});
// Output:
// SetImmediate callback
// SetTimeout callback
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