1 Getting Started
Let’s start your Rust journey! There’s a lot to learn, but every journey starts somewhere. In this chapter, we’ll discuss:
- Installing Rust on Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Writing a program that prints
Hello, world! - Using
cargo, Rust’s package manager and build system
Installation
The first step is to install Rust. We’ll download Rust through rustup, a command line tool for managing Rust versions and associated tools. You’ll need an internet connection for the download.
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