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Rust Web Programming
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Rust Web Programming

by Maxwell Flitton
February 2021
Intermediate to advanced
394 pages
7h 20m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 1: Quick Introduction to Rust

Rust is growing in popularity, but it is described as having a steep learning curve. By covering the basic rules of Rust, as well as how to manipulate a range of data types and variables, we will be able to write simple programs in the same fashion as dynamically typed languages with close to the same lines of code.

In this chapter, we will cover the main differences between Rust and generic dynamic languages to provide you with a quick understanding of how to utilize Rust. Installation and project management will be covered in the next chapter. Therefore, it's advised that you code the examples covered in this chapter using the online Rust playground.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics: ...

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