Rust
Fast, safe, and memory-efficient systems programming language
Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. It achieves memory safety without garbage collection.
Why Choose Rust?
Memory Safety
Prevents memory leaks, buffer overflows, and null pointer dereferences at compile time
Zero-Cost Abstractions
High-level features with no runtime overhead - performance of C with safety of higher-level languages
Ownership System
Unique ownership model eliminates data races and ensures thread safety
Cargo Package Manager
Built-in package manager and build system makes dependency management effortless
What Can You Build with Rust?
Systems Programming
Very HighOperating systems, embedded systems, and low-level programming
Web Backend
HighHigh-performance web servers and APIs
Blockchain & Crypto
Very HighCryptocurrency and blockchain development
Game Development
MediumPerformance-critical game engines and games
Rust Code Example
Hello World & Ownership Example
// Hello World fn main() { println!("Hello, World!"); } // Basic Struct and Implementation struct Person { name: String, age: u32, } impl Person { fn new(name: String, age: u32) -> Person { Person { name, age } } fn introduce(&self) { println!("Hi, I'm {} and I'm {} years old.", self.name, self.age); } } fn main() { let person = Person::new("Alice".to_string(), 25); person.introduce(); } // Ownership and Error Handling use std::fs::File; use std::io::Read; fn read_file_contents(filename: &str) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> { let mut file = File::open(filename)?; let mut contents = String::new(); file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?; Ok(contents) } fn main() { match read_file_contents("example.txt") { Ok(contents) => println!("File contents: {}", contents), Err(error) => println!("Error reading file: {}", error), } } // Pattern Matching with Enums enum Message { Quit, Move { x: i32, y: i32 }, Write(String), ChangeColor(i32, i32, i32), } fn process_message(msg: Message) { match msg { Message::Quit => println!("Quit message received"), Message::Move { x, y } => println!("Move to coordinates: ({}, {})", x, y), Message::Write(text) => println!("Text message: {}", text), Message::ChangeColor(r, g, b) => println!("Change color to RGB({}, {}, {})", r, g, b), } }
Rust Learning Path
Rust Fundamentals
3-5 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • Basic syntax
- • Variables and mutability
- • Data types
- • Functions
- • Control flow
Practice Projects:
- • Hello World
- • Guessing game
- • Temperature converter
Ownership & Borrowing
4-6 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • Ownership rules
- • References and borrowing
- • Slices
- • String types
- • Memory management
Practice Projects:
- • String manipulator
- • File reader
- • Simple calculator
Structs & Enums
3-5 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • Structs and methods
- • Enums and pattern matching
- • Option and Result
- • Error handling
Practice Projects:
- • Rectangle calculator
- • CLI tool
- • Error handling system
Advanced Concepts
6-8 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • Traits and generics
- • Lifetimes
- • Closures
- • Iterators
- • Smart pointers
Practice Projects:
- • Generic data structures
- • Multi-threaded application
- • Web server
Popular Rust Frameworks & Crates
Actix Web
Powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework
Rocket
Type-safe, fast web framework with focus on usability
Tokio
Asynchronous runtime for building reliable network applications
Serde
Framework for serializing and deserializing Rust data structures
Rust Learning Resources
Official Documentation
Learning Platforms
Books & References
Tools & IDEs
🚀 Getting Started with Rust
Install Rust
Use rustup to install Rust and Cargo from rustup.rs
Read "The Book"
Start with "The Rust Programming Language" official book
Practice with Rustlings
Complete interactive exercises to learn Rust concepts
Build Real Projects
Create CLI tools, web servers, or contribute to open source