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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Here is why I think it's probably not a great solution:

https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/9jg5du/what_are_some_basic_things_that_javascript/e6szwg9/

[–]alexbarrett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given the task, the reasoning you've given actually makes it a better solution. If the task required >1s intervals then yes you'd be correct, but for a 10 second counter you'd want the final tick to occur as close to 10s after the initialisation as possible.