Are there two event loops in node.js? How do they work?

[Vaibhav Jain]

Hi,

I have just started learning node.js and I am already confused about how the event loop is implemented. 

Node uses v8 and libev (now libuv). As far as I know, v8 has its own javascript event loop. Is that the main event loop in node? If yes, then

what is the role of libev event loop? How do the two event loops coordinate?

Thanks

[Matt]

The "v8 has its own js event loop" comment is only relevant to the browser. It's not used in Node. The only event loop in Node is the libuv one.

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