Async is much older in other languages. It's new in Rust, and time will tell, but I don't see it playing out differently this time. Btw, the turnaround time is

Async is much older in other languages. It's new in Rust, and time will tell, but I don't see it playing out differently this time. Btw, the turnaround time is longer with a database, which often forms the foundation of a system. NoSQL bandwagoning was so destructive in part because of how long it looked like a good idea each time. Same with ORMs.