uvw
Header-only, event based, tiny and easy to use libuv wrapper in modern C++ - now available as also shared/static library! (by skypjack)
Boost.Asio
Asio C++ Library (by chriskohlhoff)

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uvw | Boost.Asio | |
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1 | 20 | |
1,899 | 5,125 | |
0.8% | 1.8% | |
8.6 | 9.1 | |
3 months ago | 3 months ago | |
C++ | C++ | |
MIT License | - |
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uvw
Posts with mentions or reviews of uvw.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-08-14.
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I hate ASIO and I can't be alone.
Have you tried this wrapper? https://github.com/skypjack/uvw
Boost.Asio
Posts with mentions or reviews of Boost.Asio.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-08.
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How to synchronize access to application data in multithreaded asio?
Indeed looks like it, strand_executor_service.hpp is using a Mutex internally (otherwise it wouldn't make sense to me).
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how do i include header only libraries to my project.
as a side note, Asio is also released as an independent library without the boost stuff https://think-async.com/Asio/
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Any recommendations to use instead of Asio now that standalone version is dead?
Now that vinniefalco is going to kill off the asio standalone (see deprecate standalone ) and only support boost what would people then recommend to switch over to.
- Not young programmer wants to find source to liquidate gap in modern C++ knowledge.
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LumoclastFW 10 - Networking System
The ASIO framework can be found at https://think-async.com/Asio/ and the relevant license for its use is included in the GitHub repository in the Vendor/licenses directory.
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C++ 2D Game Development Stream 12 Notes
The library is found at https://think-async.com/Asio/.
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Multiplayer Networking Solutions
Asio Extracted from the much bigger Boost C++ library, it's apparently a really good networking library. As a bonus it also handles async / threads. Here's a really good video tutorial by OneLoneCoder
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My experience with C++ 20 coroutines
Yes: https://github.com/chriskohlhoff/asio/blob/master/asio/include/asio/coroutine.hpp
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Can anybody recommend a good place to gig hire software engineers?
Here's the main contributor to Asio. I looked at Asio's repository and this was the first guy.
- Ask HN: What are some examples of elegant software?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing uvw and Boost.Asio you can also consider the following projects:
libuv - Cross-platform asynchronous I/O
libevent - Event notification library
Dasynq - Thread-safe cross-platform event loop library in C++
Oat++ - 🌱Light and powerful C++ web framework for highly scalable and resource-efficient web application. It's zero-dependency and easy-portable.
libev - Full-featured high-performance event loop loosely modelled after libevent
C++ Actor Framework - An Open Source Implementation of the Actor Model in C++
rotor - Event loop friendly C++ actor micro-framework, supervisable
asyncio - asyncio is a c++20 library to write concurrent code using the async/await syntax.

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Nutrient – The #1 PDF SDK Library, trusted by 10K+ developers
Other PDF SDKs promise a lot - then break. Laggy scrolling, poor mobile UX, tons of bugs, and lack of support cost you endless frustrations. Nutrient’s SDK handles billion-page workloads - so you don’t have to debug PDFs. Used by ~1 billion end users in more than 150 different countries.
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