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Libuv and libev, two I/O libraries with similar names, recently had the privilege to use both libraries to write something. Now let's talk about my own subjective expression of common and different points.

The topic of high-performance network programming has been discussed. Asynchronous, asynchronous, or asynchronous. Whether it is epoll or kqueue, it is always indispensable to the asynchronous topic.

Libuv is asynchronous, and libev is synchronous multiplexing IO multiplexing.

Libev is a simple encapsulation of system I/O reuse. Basically, it solves the problem of different APIs between epoll and kqueuq. Ensure that programs written using livev's API can run on most *nix platforms. However, the disadvantages of libev are also obvious. Because it basically just encapsulates the Event Library, it is inconvenient to use. For example, accept(3) requires manual setnonblocking after connection. EAGAIN, EWOULDBLOCK, and EINTER need to be detected when reading from a socket. This is a

@paulirish
paulirish / what-forces-layout.md
Last active July 27, 2024 23:38
What forces layout/reflow. The comprehensive list.

What forces layout / reflow

All of the below properties or methods, when requested/called in JavaScript, will trigger the browser to synchronously calculate the style and layout*. This is also called reflow or layout thrashing, and is common performance bottleneck.

Generally, all APIs that synchronously provide layout metrics will trigger forced reflow / layout. Read on for additional cases and details.

Element APIs

Getting box metrics
  • elem.offsetLeft, elem.offsetTop, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight, elem.offsetParent
@learncodeacademy
learncodeacademy / node-deploy-as-upstart-service.md
Last active August 16, 2022 17:35
Deploy Node.js app on Ubuntu as Upstart Service - instead of using Forever

Deploying a node app with Forever is great...until your server restarts unexpectedly. Then your app stops running and you have to re-deploy.

To get around this, we're going to run our node app as an Upstart service. Upstart services are great, because, once started, the system auto-restarts them if they fail, or if the server restarts.

###Step 1: Create a service for your node app

  • ssh in as root ssh root@youripaddress
  • Create a node-app.conf file in /etc/init
    IMPORTANT: whatever filename you pick is what you will use to start|stop|restart your service i.e. service node-app start
@kevincennis
kevincennis / v8.md
Last active July 27, 2024 22:58
V8 Installation and d8 shell usage

Installing V8 on a Mac

Prerequisites

  • Install Xcode (Avaliable on the Mac App Store)
  • Install Xcode Command Line Tools (Preferences > Downloads)
  • Install depot_tools
    • $ git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
    • $ nano ~/.zshrc
    • Add path=('/path/to/depot_tools' $path)
@mudge
mudge / eventemitter.js
Last active July 2, 2024 13:06
A very simple EventEmitter in pure JavaScript (suitable for both node.js and browsers).
/* Polyfill indexOf. */
var indexOf;
if (typeof Array.prototype.indexOf === 'function') {
indexOf = function (haystack, needle) {
return haystack.indexOf(needle);
};
} else {
indexOf = function (haystack, needle) {
var i = 0, length = haystack.length, idx = -1, found = false;
@rxin
rxin / ramdisk.sh
Last active December 13, 2023 02:40
ramdisk create/delete on Mac OS X.
#!/bin/bash
# From http://tech.serbinn.net/2010/shell-script-to-create-ramdisk-on-mac-os-x/
#
ARGS=2
E_BADARGS=99
if [ $# -ne $ARGS ] # correct number of arguments to the script;
then
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adamawolf / Apple_mobile_device_types.txt
Last active July 26, 2024 10:00
List of Apple's mobile device codes types a.k.a. machine ids (e.g. `iPhone1,1`, `Watch1,1`, etc.) and their matching product names
i386 : iPhone Simulator
x86_64 : iPhone Simulator
arm64 : iPhone Simulator
iPhone1,1 : iPhone
iPhone1,2 : iPhone 3G
iPhone2,1 : iPhone 3GS
iPhone3,1 : iPhone 4
iPhone3,2 : iPhone 4 GSM Rev A
iPhone3,3 : iPhone 4 CDMA
iPhone4,1 : iPhone 4S
@saetia
saetia / gist:1623487
Last active July 16, 2024 05:56
Clean Install – OS X 10.11 El Capitan

OS X Preferences


most of these require logout/restart to take effect

# Enable character repeat on keydown
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

# Set a shorter Delay until key repeat