diff --git a/src/uvw/resource.hpp b/src/uvw/resource.hpp
index dda714c3..fb8c6544 100644
--- a/src/uvw/resource.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/resource.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ protected:
 public:
     using Callback = std::function<void(UVWError)>;
 
-    virtual ~Resource() = 0;
+    virtual ~Resource() { static_assert(std::is_base_of<Resource<T>, T>::value, "!"); }
 
     Resource(const Resource &) = delete;
     Resource(Resource &&) = delete;
@@ -51,10 +51,5 @@ private:
     Callback callback;
 };
 
-template<typename T>
-Resource<T>::~Resource() {
-    static_assert(std::is_base_of<Resource<T>, T>::value, "!");
-}
-
 
 }
diff --git a/src/uvw/stream.hpp b/src/uvw/stream.hpp
index 02d48f1f..d889dd3b 100644
--- a/src/uvw/stream.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/stream.hpp
@@ -7,12 +7,44 @@ namespace uvw {
 template<class T>
 class Connection: public Resource<T> {
     using Resource<T>::Resource;
+
+public:
+    // TODO read
+    // TODO stop
+    // TODO write
+    // TODO tryWrite
 };
 
 
 template<class T>
 class Stream: public Connection<T> {
     using Connection<T>::Connection;
+
+    static void protoListen(uv_stream_t* srv, int status) {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
+protected:
+    template<typename U>
+    explicit Stream(U *u)
+        : Connection<T>{u},
+          handle{reinterpret_cast<uv_stream_t*>(u)}
+    { }
+
+public:
+    // TODO shutdown
+    // TODO listen
+
+    bool readable() const noexcept {
+        return (uv_is_readable(handle) == 1);
+    }
+
+    bool writable() const noexcept {
+        return (uv_is_writable(handle) == 1);
+    }
+
+private:
+    uv_stream_t *handle;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/uvw/tcp.hpp b/src/uvw/tcp.hpp
index 6da6867e..e19d7488 100644
--- a/src/uvw/tcp.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/tcp.hpp
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ public:
         close([](UVWError){});
     }
 
-    bool noDelay(bool value = false) {
+    bool noDelay(bool value = false) noexcept {
         return (uv_tcp_nodelay(&handle, value ? 1 : 0) == 0);
     }
 
-    bool keepAlive(bool enable = false, Time time = Time{0}) {
+    bool keepAlive(bool enable = false, Time time = Time{0}) noexcept {
         return (uv_tcp_keepalive(&handle, enable ? 1 : 0, time.count()) == 0);
     }