I don't believe so, unless you know exactly what asynchronous IO is and why you might need to use it then it might just seem like a more complicated method of p

I don't believe so, unless you know exactly what asynchronous IO is and why you might need to use it then it might just seem like a more complicated method of programming. The "why" of asynchronous IO is very well explained by the C10K problem <http://www.kegel.com/c10k.html> http://www.kegel.com/c10k.html>.