[bnoordhuis]

Libuv author here. Libuv doesn't try to be all things to all people - its main users are Node.js and Rust - but if you have suggestions on how to improve the API or the implementation, please file issues[1] or join us in #libuv on irc.freenode.org. We welcome outside input.

As a bit of history, the reason why uv_loop_new() mallocs memory for the struct (and it's something of an anomaly in that respect, most other API functions don't) is that the thing that came before libuv, libev, worked like that. It's something we can change if there is demand for it.

[1] https://github.com/joyent/libuv/issues

[KenoFischer]

And Julia! :)

[jheriko]

thanks. great reply. :)

tbh, i was angling for 'my criticism isn't great because i am a specialist in a specialist field'.

(also, it does look like a genuinely useful library for most use cases - im just lazy and want everyone else to do my job for me :P)