> A command feeds a data store, without ever returning anything back. You are describing CQS (Command Query Separation), a la Bertrand Meyer, rather than CQRS

> A command feeds a data store, without ever returning anything back. You are describing CQS (Command Query Separation), a la Bertrand Meyer, rather than CQRS. The only thing that CQRS says is that the read and write paths are different. It does not preclude a command from returning a response - or for that matter being handled synchronously.