Rust async is compiled into a state machine and driven by Future, poll, and Waker

Rust Async State Machine, Unmasked: How Future, poll, and Waker Really Work

Your Rust async code is a “liar”—and I’m going to strip its state machine down to the bones. Have you ever written an async function, happily called it, and then… the program just ended with nothing happening? You stare at the screen: Where did my code go? Where’s my println!? Did I just run emptiness? Don’t panic. You’re not alone. Welcome to the world of Rust async, where the first rule is: what you see isn’t necessarily what’s happening. ...

August 10, 2025 · 4 min · 770 words · Rexai Programming

Rust Async Unveiled: The Secret to Making Code 'Slack Off' While Doubling Efficiency!

Rust Async Unveiled: The Secret to Making Code ‘Slack Off’ While Doubling Efficiency! Hello, future Rust master! Today we’re diving into a fascinating topic: asynchronous programming (Async). You might have encountered it in JavaScript or Python, thinking of it as a behind-the-scenes hero silently handling everything. But in Rust, this “hero” operates completely differently. It doesn’t play “magic tricks” - everything is laid out in the open, both explicit and efficient, and after compilation, it’s almost “zero-cost”! ...

January 15, 2024 · 6 min · 1184 words · Rexai Programming