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9/1/2025 • EN

Why do browsers throttle JavaScript timers?

Explains why browsers throttle JavaScript timers like setTimeout to 4ms, and explores modern alternatives like scheduler.postTask for better performance.

event loop JavaScript performance settimeout Timers

Nolan Lawson

6/5/2025 • EN

Can We Rely On Timers For Distributed Algorithms?

Explores the reliability of timers in distributed algorithms like Raft, arguing they are viable with safety margins for mechanisms like leader leases.

Consensus distributed systems Leader Election Raft Timers

A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

2/2/2025 • EN

The missing cross-platform OS API for timers

A deep dive into the fragmented landscape of OS-level timer APIs across Windows, POSIX, and Unix variants, and the challenges of cross-platform development.

Cross Platform event loop Operating Systems posix Timers

Philippe Gaultier

3/11/2014 • EN

Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 4 - Replacing Timers

Explains how to replace traditional .NET timers with Reactive Extensions (Rx) for better control and simpler code in C#.

.net c Observables Reactive Extensions Timers

Muhammad Rehan Saeed

Timers Articles

Why do browsers throttle JavaScript timers?

Can We Rely On Timers For Distributed Algorithms?

The missing cross-platform OS API for timers

Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 4 - Replacing Timers

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