Node.js: boost perf with worker threads

Node.js is a powerful and efficient tool. However, because it is single threaded we might have issues when working with CPU-intensive operations. For example, when you try to upload large JSON or media files. This operation will most likely block the main thread and every other operation will have to wait until it’s completed. First off, what is a worker thread in Node.js? A worker thread is a sequence of instructions within…