doc: add topic - event loop, timers, `nextTick()`
authorJeff Harris <techjeffharris@gmail.com>
Fri, 8 Apr 2016 18:11:58 +0000 (11:11 -0700)
committerMyles Borins <mborins@us.ibm.com>
Fri, 8 Apr 2016 20:24:18 +0000 (16:24 -0400)
commitfeedca787940fe4bf036b6df767335eda866630f
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parentea83c382f9954cc0ec12180d8e49c356fa034e16
doc: add topic - event loop, timers, `nextTick()`

Adds a new topic that provides an overview of the event loop, timers, and
`process.nextTick()` that is based upon a NodeSource "Need to Node" presentation
hosted by @trevnorris: Event Scheduling and the Node.js Event
Loop (https://nodesource.com/resources).

PR-URL: #4936
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Calvin W. Metcalf <calvin.metcalf@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
doc/topics/the-event-loop-timers-and-nexttick.md [new file with mode: 0644]