2 Language foundations
This chapter covers
- Coming to grips with the Rust syntax
- Learning fundamental types and data structures
- Building command-line utilities
- Compiling programs
This chapter introduces you to the fundamentals of Rust programming. By the end of the chapter, you will be able to create command-line utilities and should be able to get the gist of most Rust programs. We’ll work through most of the language’s syntax, but defer much of the detail about why things are how they are for later in the book.
Note Programmers who have experience with another programming language will benefit the most from this chapter. If you are an experienced Rust programmer, feel free to skim through it.
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