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		bmelton on Dec 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: User Interface Design: Rules of Thumb Bad race condition protection or trying to impose a sense of gravitas through loading times?

robocat on Dec 23, 2022 [–]

I think setTimeout() is a bad code smell because it very often introduces race conditions. Fortunately async has reduced the need for it.

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