The document discusses how time is an illusion in JavaScript and the event loop. It provides an introduction to the speaker, Katarzyna Puczko, who is a software developer that works with Angular and had an issue with the event loop. Links are provided for further reading on how JavaScript timers and the event loop work, as well as comparisons of web browsers and browser engines.

1. Time is
an
illusion
Katarzyna Puczko

2. Table of contents
What I want to talk about:
● Who am I
● What was the bug
● Why eventloop is a whimsical beast
● How I’ve fixed the issue

3. Me?
Software developer, mostly Angular
Currently working in Pragmatic Coders
Pizza and wine lover

6. Supported browsers
● IE 11 on Windows 7
● Edge - newest one
● Chrome - newest one
● Safari - newest one
● Firefox - newest one

8. setTimeout(() =>
counter--,
1000);

9. source: https://johnresig.com/blog/how-javascript-timers-work/

13. CREDITS: This presentation template was
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Thanks!
Do you have any questions?
katarzyna.puczko92@gmail.com
@pelagia1232

14. Worth reading
● https://johnresig.com/blog/how-javascript-timers-work/
● https://infiniteundo.com/post/25326999628/falsehoods-programmers-
believe-about-time
● https://hackernoon.com/understanding-js-the-event-loop-959beae3ac40
● https://infiniteundo.com/post/25509354022/more-falsehoods-programmers-
believe-about-time
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_browser_engines