!!! note "Technical Details"
It used <a href="https://github.com/MagicStack/uvloop" class="external-link" target="_blank">`uvloop`</a> instead of the default Python `asyncio` loop. That's what made it so fast.
- It <a href="https://github.com/huge-success/sanic/issues/761" class="external-link" target="_blank">still doesn't implement the ASGI spec for Python asynchronous web development</a>, but it clearly inspired Uvicorn and Starlette, that are currently faster than Sanic in open benchmarks.
+ It clearly inspired Uvicorn and Starlette, that are currently faster than Sanic in open benchmarks.
!!! check "Inspired **FastAPI** to"
Find a way to have a crazy performance.