Glossary term
What is process.nextTick? Meaning for developers
A Node-only way to run a function right after the current operation, in its own queue that can starve the loop if overused.
Learn it properly · Node.js From ZeroLesson 1: The Event Loop: Timers, Promises and the Poll PhaseThe loop phases, microtasks versus macrotasks, process.nextTick, setImmediate, and how a blocked loop freezes everything. Traced and run.