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Self calling functions + setTimeout instead of setInterval
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selfcalling_setTimeout.js
/*
This is very useful and smoother (feels like at least) when you want to do something like live updates on the UI or something (thinking Windows 8 UI styling?)
*/
(function better(){
//logic here
setTimeout(better, 100);
})();
/*
This will ensure that the function is called only after the logic executes (which can sometimes be a problem in setInterval
*/
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