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But also avoiding the cost of context switching, and the ability to handle many tasks in embedded environments. https://tweedegolf.nl/en/blog/65/async-rust-vs-

• irdc 2y ago
  This makes it sound like using async/await is more like hand-optimising your code, somewhat similar to rewriting it in assembler. If a way can be found to improve thread switching times (eg. by only switching registers the program actually uses), the fact that the threaded code is easier to debug and reason about becomes a large advantage.
  • throwuxiytayq 2y ago
    Only in the same way that assembly is safer, more readable and easier to write than C. I’m not seeing significant improvements happening to the OS level threading model anytime soon, or ever really, at last in the context of existing mainstream operating systems.