We set a variable inside a setTimeout callback, then read it immediately afterwards in synchronous code. What will we observe?

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The synchronous read happens before the callback, so we see the old value

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The program won't even compile, because setTimeout can only be used with async/await

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The two operations definitely run simultaneously, so the result is random

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The callback always runs first, so we see the new value

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