FreshworksFull Stack EngineerSeptember 2026

Interview question

Explain JavaScript’s event loop and how asynchronous work is handled with single-threaded execution.

Follow-up questions

Why does JavaScript need an event loop, microtasks, and macrotasks? What user-facing problem do they solve?

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