From cc1874a8542e28d57afb0f346d6e221ab0f6bd42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Donahue Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 11:19:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: fix typos in timers topic to aid readability Typos in the `setTimeout` vs. `setImmediate` section were hindering readability. Fixed these typos. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6916 Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani Reviewed-By: Robert Jefe Lindstaedt --- .../the-event-loop-timers-and-nexttick.md | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/topics/the-event-loop-timers-and-nexttick.md b/doc/topics/the-event-loop-timers-and-nexttick.md index f3b1ffaef24793..ebb46a0b1f22d9 100644 --- a/doc/topics/the-event-loop-timers-and-nexttick.md +++ b/doc/topics/the-event-loop-timers-and-nexttick.md @@ -218,15 +218,15 @@ ways depending on when they are called. * `setTimeout()` schedules a script to be run after a minimum threshold in ms has elapsed. -The order in which they are execute varies depending on the context in -which they are called. If both are called in the main module then you -are bound to how fast your process go, which is impacted by other -programs running on your machine. - -For example, if we run the following script which is not within a I/O -cycle (i.e. the main module), the order in which the two functions are -executed is non-deterministic as it is based upon how fast your process -goes (which is impacted by other programs running on your machine): +The order in which the timers are executed will vary depending on the +context in which they are called. If both are called from within the +main module, then timing will be bound by the performance of the process +(which can be impacted by other applications running on the machine). + +For example, if we run the following script which is not within an I/O +cycle (i.e. the main module), the order in which the two timers are +executed is non-deterministic, as it is bound by the performance of the +process: ```js