libuv isn't unique.. It's equivalent to libev + libeio.. in fact, that's what nodejs used before writing libuv. Whether or not it's faster than those is really

libuv isn't unique.. It's equivalent to libev + libeio.. in fact, that's what nodejs used before writing libuv. Whether or not it's faster than those is really case-by-case.. but what you'll definitely get with libuv is callbacks everywhere.