If you're just starting to learn Rust, I suggest waiting a little before using async. It's awesome, BUT libraries, tutorials, etc. will need a while to update f

If you're just starting to learn Rust, I suggest waiting a little before using async. It's awesome, BUT libraries, tutorials, etc. will need a while to update from the prototype verion of Futures (AKA v0.1) to the final version (std::future). Changes made during standardization were relatively minor, but there's no point learning two versions of Futures and dealing with temporary chaos while the ecosystem switches to the final one.