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iMichaelOwolabi/eventLoopBlockingFileREading.js

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Sample event loop blocking code
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eventLoopBlockingFileREading.js
/**
* Event loop blocking code sample
*/
const fs = require('fs');
const countries = fs.readFileSync('countries.csv');
console.log(countries.toString());
// Other JavaScript code below this line will be blocked until the file reading completes.
console.log('Other JAVASCRIPT THAT IS BLOCKED');
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