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The Rust Programming Handbook
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The Rust Programming Handbook

by Francesco Ciulla
December 2025
Beginner
768 pages
15h 34m
English
Packt Publishing

Overview

Rust from Beginner to Professional takes you on a comprehensive journey through mastering Rust, focusing on its innovative programming model, memory safety guarantees, and trait system. With a combination of theoretical concepts and practical projects, this book equips you with the skills needed to develop high-quality professional applications using Rust.

What this Book will help me do

  • Master the core concepts of Rust's memory management and ownership model to write safer code.
  • Develop advanced skills in concurrency and parallelism to create efficient, robust applications.
  • Apply Rust's unique features, including smart pointers and error handling, to real-world projects.
  • Gain confidence in building and deploying Rust applications for systems and web programming.
  • Navigate through the latest tools and trends in the Rust ecosystem to stay ahead in your career.

Author(s)

Francesco Ciulla is an experienced software developer and educator with a strong foundation in teaching and writing about modern programming languages, including Rust. He approaches this book with a deep understanding of practical development challenges, offering insights gained from his professional career.

Who is it for?

This book is ideal for developers with a basic understanding of Rust or programming experience in other languages such as C++ or Python. It suits those looking to improve their Rust skills for professional development, technical leads adopting Rust for systems programming, or developers transitioning to Rust from other technologies.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781836208877