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# [The Node.js Paradox: Doing Everything at Once with Only One Thread](https://js-under-the-hood.hashnode.dev/the-nodejs-paradox-doing-everything-at-once-with-only-one-thread?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Coming from stuff like Java or C#, where you need a bunch of threads to deal with users all at the same time, Node.js setup just seems off. I mean, in those languages, its one thread per request or you get stuck. That is the thing that gets me. Node....

Feb 16 · 7 min read · js-under-the-hood.hashnode.dev  
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