Rust Brain Teasers

Exercise Your Mind

by: Herbert Wolverson

Published 2022-03-08
Internal code hwrustbrain
Print status In Print
Pages 138
User level Beginner
Keywords rust, functional programming, puzzles, brain teasers, algorithms, web programming
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ISBN 9781680509175
Other ISBN Channel epub: 9781680509557
Channel PDF: 9781680509564
Kindle: 9781680509533
Safari: 9781680509540
Kindle: 9781680509533
BISACs COM051010 COMPUTERS / Programming Languages / General
COM051300 COMPUTERS / Programming / Algorithms
COM051300 COMPUTERS / Programming / Algorithms
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The Rust programming language is consistent and does its best to avoid surprising the programmer. Like all languages, though, Rust still has its quirks. But these quirks present a teaching opportunity. In this book, you’ll work through a series of brain teasers that will challenge your understanding of Rust. By understanding the gaps in your knowledge, you can become better at what you do and avoid mistakes. Many of the teasers in this book come from the author’s own experience creating software. Others derive from commonly asked questions in the Rust community. Regardless of their origin, these brain teasers are fun, and let’s face it: who doesn’t love a good puzzle, right?

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What better way to exercise your brain and increase your Rust programming knowledge than with a collection of dynamic brain teasers? As you read through each of these puzzles and try to work out the answers, you’ll not only learn about Rust’s unique quirks and peculiarities, you’ll also have loads of fun along the way.

Dive right in and get started with example code and sample problems that cover numbers and text, shadowing and memory, and everything in between. Try to figure out why a particular program won’t compile, why it produces unexpected output, or why it panics and terminates with an error message. Once you’ve run the code and read the answer, it’s time to get to the heart of the matter with a detailed explanation. Learn why a program produced the result it did, and discover how similar issues might affect the code you write in your own programs, even in production. Sourced from engaging discussions within the Rust community, real-world problems, and even reader feedback, these challenges will certainly surprise, enlighten, and entertain you.

Are you ready to experience Rust like never before? Then sharpen your brain and get ready for a challenge!

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