Jose Alvarez

2 weeks ago | dev.to | Jose Alvarez |José Álvarez

JavaScript is often described as single-threaded and asynchronous — but how is that possible? The answer lies in the Event Loop. What is the Event Loop? The Event Loop is a mechanism that allows JavaScript to perform non-blocking operations, like handling I/O or timers, despite running on a single thread. It manages multiple tasks by coordinating between the Call Stack, Web APIs, and the Task Queue. How does it work?

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Michael Rios |Jose Alvarez |José Álvarez

CNN CNN  —  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, offering to repatriate hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported from the United States in exchange for “political prisoners.” In a post on X, Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelans currently detained in El Salvador’s mega prison for “an identical number (252) of the thousands of political prisoners” he says Venezuela holds, including family members of opposition leaders.