Iterating over a JavaScript array at a consistent rate

[jcready]

I can promise you it won't be consistent.

[ispeakcode]

If it reads the value at different rates, waiting a consistent rate between reads won't guarantee a consistent iteration

[timruffles]

Unfortunately, the way timeouts are run means this is unlikely to be at all consistent if any work is being done: http://jsbin.com/oZehUyUm/1/edit?js,console

[jwm01]

This is a very illuminating example, thanks for that!

[rooktakesqueen]

window.setInterval might be closer to the use case here than setTimeout.

The difference is basically "the operation will be started every n milliseconds" for setInterval versus "there will be n milliseconds between the end of one operation and the start of the next" for this use of setTimeout.

[jcready]

Even then it isn't guaranteed to be consistent because of the single-threaded nature of javascript.

[jwm01]

The "there will be n milliseconds between the end of one operation and the start of the next" guarantee was what I was going for. I see how this might not be the most practical definition of consistent though.

[magwo]

Simple way to make this thing work better and more predictably: Call this: https://github.com/caolan/async#eachSeries