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| 5 | =encoding utf-8 |
5 | =encoding utf-8 |
| 6 | |
6 | |
| 7 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
7 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
| 8 | |
8 | |
| 9 | use AnyEvent; |
9 | use AnyEvent; |
| 10 | use POE; |
10 | use POE; |
| 11 | |
11 | |
| 12 | # this module gets loaded automatically as required |
12 | # this module gets loaded automatically as required |
| 13 | |
13 | |
| 14 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
14 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
| 15 | |
15 | |
| 16 | This module provides transparent support for AnyEvent. You don't have to |
16 | This module provides transparent support for AnyEvent. You don't have to |
| 17 | do anything to make POE work with AnyEvent except by loading POE before |
17 | do anything to make POE work with AnyEvent except by loading POE before |
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| 220 | (timeouts), sometimes it is "parameter, eventname" (signals). There is |
220 | (timeouts), sometimes it is "parameter, eventname" (signals). There is |
| 221 | little consistency overall. |
221 | little consistency overall. |
| 222 | |
222 | |
| 223 | =item Lack of knowledge |
223 | =item Lack of knowledge |
| 224 | |
224 | |
| 225 | The IO::Poll event loop provides an alternative that theoretically |
225 | The IO::Poll event loop provides an alternative that theoretically |
| 226 | scales better than select(). |
226 | scales better than select(). |
| 227 | |
227 | |
| 228 | The IO::Poll "event loop" (who in his right mind would call that an event |
228 | The IO::Poll "event loop" (who in his right mind would call that an event |
| 229 | loop) of course scales about identically (sometimes it is a bit faster, |
229 | loop) of course scales about identically (sometimes it is a bit faster, |
| 230 | sometimes a bit slower) to select in theory, and also in practise, of |
230 | sometimes a bit slower) to select in theory, and also in practise, of |
| 231 | course, as both are O(n) in the number of file descriptors, which is |
231 | course, as both are O(n) in the number of file descriptors, which is |
