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Event loop is in the same thread as Node.js main?

So Node.js uses event loop for non-blocking IO.

I wonder if that event loop is in the same thread as Node.js main for handling requests?

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Yes, its in the same thread. There will be only one thread for a single node.

soj  2010-10-29 15:56:28

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