Network Programming With Anyevent

This document discusses the AnyEvent module, which provides a thin layer above several event loops like EV, Event, Gtk, and Tk to allow for event-driven programming in Perl. It handles I/O handles, timers, signals, and processes. AnyEvent introduces two concepts - Watchers, which wait for external events like socket input or timer expiration, and Condvars, which provide synchronization. The document provides examples of using AnyEvent to read from standard input and a demo of a simple broadcast server.