UKELELE: Optimizing Event Handling for Modern Server Applications

Explore the innovative UKELELE system for optimizing event handling in modern server applications during this 30-minute conference talk at DevConf.US 2024. Delve into the challenges of current event loop abstractions and their impact on performance. Learn how UKELELE provides an easy-to-use and more performant alternative to existing Linux event handling methods. Examine quantifiable performance improvements, including enhanced overall throughput and reduced tail latency. Discover various optimizations built on UKL that create shorter code paths for event handling, and understand their individual impacts on application performance. Gain insights into the future of efficient server application design and event processing techniques.