#Async

3 articles tagged with "async"

Tokio: Async Runtime That Doesn't Make You Want to Cry 🦀⚡

Coming from 7 years of Node.js callback hell and async/await spaghetti, I thought asynchronous programming was inherently painful. Then I discovered Tokio - Rust's async runtime that's actually elegant, performant, and doesn't turn your code into nested madness!

Feb 09, 2026

nodejsjavascriptbackend

11 min read

Node.js Event Loop: From Callback Hell to Async Heaven 🎢

Think you understand async in Node.js? Great! Now explain why your API randomly hangs. Let's dive into the event loop, promises, and async patterns that actually work in production.

Feb 01, 2026

rustasyncconcurrency

10 min read

Rust's Async: When Your Code Does 10,000 Things at Once (Without Losing Its Mind) 🦀⚡

Think handling 10k concurrent connections requires callbacks from hell or threading nightmares? Rust's async runtime says 'hold my beer' and does it with 50MB of RAM.

Jan 23, 2026