Background Tasks, File Uploads, and Async Boundaries

By the end of this module you can handle uploads and background work without blocking the event loop, and recognise the blocking call that quietly serialises your whole service.

Units

1. Unit 11.00: Background tasks and what they cannot promise
2. Unit 11.01: File uploads, and validating before reading
3. Unit 11.02: Blocking calls inside an async handler
4. Unit 11.03: Streaming a response without holding it all
5. Unit 11.04: When the work belongs in a real queue

Module work

• Activity
• Knowledge check
• Summary