It depends on how fast you can switch context. If you can switch context in 1ms,...

vincnetas on Aug 23, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: “Node.js is one of the worst things to happen to t...

It depends on how fast you can switch context. If you can switch context in 1ms, then waiting 50ms is a waste of 48ms. But if context switch takes 100ms then sure, it's better to wait idling.