Rust in practice Rustacean team

RustInPractice

AProgrammersGuidetoBuildRustPrograms,TestApplicationsandCreate
CargoPackages

RustaceanTeam

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Allrightsreserved.

ISBN:978-8196228507


Contents

Preface

Chapter1:UnderstandingWhyRust!

WhytoLearnRustProgramming?

RustOverOtherProgrammingLanguages?

RustOverPython

RustOverC++andGo

BasicsofRustSyntax

Program‘Helloworld’

MyFirstProgram:CreatingaCalculator


Chapter2:GettingReadywithRustEnvironment

SettingUpRustonWindows

SettingUpRustonLinux

InstallingCratesandCargoonWindows

InstallingCratesandCargoonLinux

InstallingVisualStudioCodeonWindow

InstallingVisualStudioCodeonLinux

Chapter3:MostEssentialsofRust

Variables

Constants

ConstantsVsImmutableVariables

NecessityofConstantAgainstVariables

ShadowingVsMutability

Functions

TypesofFunctionsInRust

WritingaRustFunction

CodingaFunctionwithanIterator

PassingFunctionAsArguments

NestedFunction(FunctionWithinFunction)

Built-InFunctions

ControlFlow


IfStatements

LoopStatements

WhileStatements

ForStatements

MatchExpression

UnderstandingTraits

TypesofTraits

ImplementTraits

Do’sandDon'tsofUsingTrait

Unions

TypesofUnions


ImplementingUnions

Chapter4:Structs

UnderstandingStructs

TypesofStructs

WritingProgramUsingStruct

CustomStructs

WritingCustomStructProgram

WritingaNestedStructs

StructInheritanceInRust

Do’sandDon'tsofStruct


Chapter5:EnumsandPatternMatching

DefiningEnum

PatternMatching

AdvantageofEnumandPatternMatching

WritingaProgramForEnumFromScratch

AdvancedAspectsof‘match’Expression

UsingControlFlow

Do'sandDon'tsofEnum&PatternMatching

Chapter6:ExploringOwnershipandBorrowing

ConceptofOwnership

CharacteristicsofOwnership


CharacteristicsofBorrowing

Stack-allocatedVariablesandReferences

ApplicationsofOwnershipandBorrowing

LibrariesadoptingOwnershipandBorrowing

Chapter7:Cargo,CratesandPackages

UnderstandingCargo

UnderstandingCrates

UnderstandingPackages

CreatingMyFirstCrate

BuildMyFirstPackage


PublishThePackage

RoleofModulesandPathsInRust

AccessingCargoPackages

Chapter8:CargoCommands

GeneralandBuildCommands

ManifestCommands

PackageandPublishCommands

CustomCommands

Chapter9:UsingRustStandardLibrary

Overview

Std::Collections


Std::Error

Std::Net

Std::Sync

Std::Time

Std::Env

Std::Fmt

Std::Str

Std::Iter

Std::Ops

Std::Fs


PrimitiveTypes

Collections

Macros

WritingYourFirstMacro

Chapter10:MyFirstCommandLineApp(CLI)

FlowchartforCreatingCLIApplication

ProceduretoBuildCLIAplication

BuildingCLIApp:FileSortingProgram

Chapter11:CodeTestingofApplications

TypesofSoftwareTesting

RunCodeTestingonCLIApplication


Chapter12:SmartPointers&ReferenceCycles

UnderstandingSmartPointers

Box<T>

Rc<T>

Arc<T>

Weak<T>

UnderstandingReferenceCycles

TypesofReferenceCycles

CreatingaReferenceCycle:BetweenObjects

CreatingaReferenceCycle:BetweenObjects&Closure


PreventingReferenceCycles


Preface

RustInPracticeisanultimatefast-pacedguideforanyonelookingto
becomeapractitioneroftherustprogrammingfromday1.Thisbook
coverseverythingfromthebasicsofRustprogrammingtobuildingrobust
andefficientapplications.

Startingwiththefundamentals,thisbookguidesyouthroughthesyntaxand
semanticsoftheRustlanguage,includingitsuniqueownershipmodelandtype
system.You'lllearnaboutcommondatatypes,controlflow,errorhandling,and

more.

Asyouprogressthroughthebook,you'lldivedeeperintoadvancedtopicssuch
asbuildingprograms,rustlibrariesandcrates,usingthestandardlibrary,and
workingwithexternalcrates.You'llalsolearnhowtowriteconcurrentand
parallelcode,takeadvantageofRust'sbuilt-intestingfeatures,andusepopular
Rustframeworksandlibraries.

Thebookalsoprovideshands-onexamplesandexercisestohelpyoupractice
andapplytheconceptsyou'velearned.Bytheendofthisbook,you'llhavea
solidunderstandingofRustprogrammingandbewell-equippedtostartbuilding
yourownrobustandefficientapplications.Withclearexplanations,practical
examples,andexpertadvice,thisbookwillhelpyougetanedgeonRust
programmingandbecomeproficientinbuildingandtestingRustapplications,
rightfromdayone.

Inthisbookyouwilllearnhowto:


Getwellversedwithcargo,differentcargocommands
Understandingdatatypes,ownership,andborrowing
Writeflexible,efficientcodewithtraitsandgenerics
Makeuseofclosures,iterators,andasynchronousprogrammingtowritemultithreadedprograms
Utilizingcollections,strings,text,inputandoutput,macros,andavoidingunsafe
codes
Runcodetestingondifferenttypesofrustprogramsandapplications
50+examplescoveredtodemonstrateeveryfeatureandfunctionalityofrust

ThisbookiswrittenbyateamofRustprofessionalswithanintenttocontribute
andreturnbacktobothindustryandacademicresearchcommunities.

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Prerequisites

Thisbookassumesyouareabsolutelynewtorustprogrammingandbelievesin
rusttomakesomeofthegreatperformingapplications.Ifyouknowanyother
programmingpriortothisbook,readingthisbookatspeedcanfinishtrulyina
day.

Rustisamodern,safeandefficientsystemsprogramminglanguagethatis
widelyusedinindustryandisagoodchoicefordeveloperswhowanttobuild
high-performance,concurrent,andsafesystems.

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