Code Like a Pro in Rust

2 Project management with Cargo

This chapter covers

• Introducing Cargo and how to manage Rust projects with Cargo
• Handling dependencies in Rust projects
• Linking to other (non-Rust) libraries
• Publishing Rust applications and libraries
• Documenting Rust code
• Following the Rust community’s best practices for managing and publishing projects
• Structuring Rust projects with modules and workspaces
• Considerations for using Rust in embedded environments

Before we can jump into the Rust language itself, we need to familiarize ourselves with the basic tools required to work with Rust. This may seem tedious, but I can assure you that mastering tooling is critical to success. The tools were created by the language creators for the language users to make your ...