November 2017
Intermediate to advanced
264 pages
5h 45m
English
Overview
Rust Essentials is your gateway into mastering the Rust programming language, a powerful and modern tool for developing fast and efficient software. You will learn the fundamentals of Rust, from setting up your environment to writing safe concurrent systems, equipping you to solve complex programming tasks effectively. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive guide to leveraging Rust's features for systems programming.
What this Book will help me do
- Understand and set up the Rust environment for optimal application development.
- Learn and utilize Rust's syntax, variables, control structures, and data types.
- Master error handling, memory safety, and concurrency features in Rust.
- Develop scalable projects using traits, generics, modules, and crates.
- Expand Rust's capabilities by building and using custom macros.
Author(s)
Ivo Balbaert is a seasoned software developer and professor with extensive experience in programming languages. As an early adopter of Rust, he brings his practical insights and academic foundation to offer a structured yet approachable guide for developers. He is passionate about demystifying modern programming and sharing his knowledge.
Who is it for?
Adventurous programmers eager to explore Rust's new frontiers should read this. No prior experience with Rust is required, only a willingness to learn something fresh and exciting. If you're interested in modern systems programming or just curious about how to write safe, fast, concurrent applications, this is your starting point.
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