Waker
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Rust Async State Machine, Unmasked: How Future, poll, and Waker Really Work
A practical deep dive into Rust async: why calling an async function doesn’t run it, how the compiler turns async into a state machine, and how executors drive tasks forward with poll and Waker. Understand the real mechanics behind async/await.
August 10, 2025 · 4 min · 770 words · Rexai Programming