Working with Web Workers

Learn to implement Web Workers for background processing in JavaScript applications. This course will teach you how to build responsive web apps that handle CPU-intensive tasks without blocking the user interface.

What you'll learn

Modern web applications often need to perform CPU-intensive operations like file processing, data conversion, or complex calculations that can freeze the user interface and create poor user experiences. In this course, Working with Web Workers, you'll learn to implement background processing that keeps your applications responsive while handling heavy computational tasks.

First, you'll explore the fundamental concepts of Web Workers and how they solve main thread-blocking issues. Next, you'll discover how to create Web Workers, establish communication between workers and the main thread, and handle data transfer efficiently. Finally, you'll learn how to build a complete file conversion utility that processes multiple files simultaneously while maintaining a smooth user experience.

When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of Web Workers needed to create high-performance web applications that can handle intensive operations without compromising user interface responsiveness.