I never use async when given the choice. The syntax hides away the asynchronous nature of the code so well that I frequently use it incorrectly. I much prefer

I never use async when given the choice. The syntax hides away the asynchronous nature of the code so well that I frequently use it incorrectly. I much prefer threads, which are convenient to use in Rust anyway. Is it possible to go faster? Maybe, but how often is it really a bottleneck given how fast Rust already is?