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Jonathan Ambriz
Courses Plus Student 3,902 PointsPick the blocking version of a method you can use to read a file? Blocking means Node.js waits for the file to be loade
I got this question right, but can't explain the thought process behind it. Can you explain the reason why readFileSync is the answer here?
1 Answer
Robert Manolis
Treehouse Guest TeacherHi Jonathon, check it out. The readFile method is asynchronous, meaning it runs alongside all the other code. The readFileSync method is syncronous, meaning that the code under the hood that creates that method causes subsequent code to halt until that method has concluded.
Hope that helps.
