Chapter 1: Introducing the Rust Language

Almost every programmer has heard about the Rust programming language or even tried or used it. Saying "the Rust programming language" every time is a little bit cumbersome, so let's just call it Rust, or the Rust language from this point forward.

In this chapter, we will talk a little bit about Rust to help you if you are new to this language or as a refresher if you have tried it already. This chapter might also help seasoned Rust language programmers a bit. Later in the chapter, we will learn how to install the Rust toolchain and create a simple program to introduce the features of the Rust language. We will then use third-party libraries to enhance one of our programs, and finally, we will see how ...

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