One of a series of posts around the inner workings of Node.js, this article seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the event loop provided by the libuv library. It explores the concepts of timers, I/O poll queues, check and closing handlers and how they relate to the four primary phases of Node.js.

Seven tips for managing context in Go projects. The tips range from strong suggestions through best practices all the way to hard requirements. Each tip provides a reasonable example of a problematic use, as well as a reasonable counter example for refactoring. Information and tips, where possible, are corroborated with different sources.