January 2019
Beginner to intermediate
554 pages
13h 31m
English
Overview
Mastering Rust offers a complete guide to leveraging Rust for building robust and high-performance software systems. With practical examples and a mix of theory and exercises, this book introduces the new features introduced in the Rust 2018 edition, guiding you through topics like memory safety, the type system, concurrency, and more.
What this Book will help me do
- Gain proficiency in Rust's powerful type system and memory safety guarantees.
- Learn how to handle errors effectively using Rust's enumeration-based strategies.
- Master concurrency in Rust, including async programming and thread-safe communication.
- Develop advanced programming capabilities with macros and idiomatic Rust programming.
- Explore real-world applications, implementing networking, command-line tools, and WebAssembly with Rust.
Author(s)
None Sharma and Vesa Kaihlavirta are experienced programmers with extensive knowledge of systems programming and a deep understanding of Rust's principles. Their approach in this book blends practical hands-on techniques with theoretical foundations, helping readers master Rust from concepts to advanced applications.
Who is it for?
This book is ideal for beginner to intermediate programmers who have experience in other imperative programming languages and want to dive into Rust. It is also suited for developers aiming to harness Rust's unique features for building efficient and safe software. Readers seeking to understand robust error handling and concurrency will find this book particularly useful, as well as those looking to build advanced applications in networking and on the web.
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