diff --git a/src/uvw/resource.hpp b/src/uvw/resource.hpp
index a499986b..28b9e17b 100644
--- a/src/uvw/resource.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/resource.hpp
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ class BaseResource {
 protected:
     template<typename T>
     explicit BaseResource(HandleType<T>, std::shared_ptr<Loop> r)
-        : ref{std::move(r)}, res{std::make_shared<T>()}
+        : pLoop{std::move(r)}, handle{std::make_shared<T>()}
     { }
 
     template<typename T>
-    T* get() const noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<T*>(res.get()); }
+    T* get() const noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<T*>(handle.get()); }
 
-    uv_loop_t* parent() const noexcept { return ref->loop.get(); }
+    uv_loop_t* parent() const noexcept { return pLoop->loop.get(); }
 
 public:
     explicit BaseResource(const BaseResource &) = delete;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
     void operator=(const BaseResource &) = delete;
     void operator=(BaseResource &&) = delete;
 
-    std::shared_ptr<Loop> loop() const noexcept { return ref; }
+    std::shared_ptr<Loop> loop() const noexcept { return pLoop; }
 
     bool active() const noexcept { return !(uv_is_active(get<uv_handle_t>()) == 0); }
     bool closing() const noexcept { return !(uv_is_closing(get<uv_handle_t>()) == 0); }
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public:
     bool referenced() const noexcept { return !(uv_has_ref(get<uv_handle_t>()) == 0); }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<Loop> ref;
-    std::shared_ptr<void> res;
+    std::shared_ptr<Loop> pLoop;
+    std::shared_ptr<void> handle;
 };