The Rust Programming Language
The definitive first book — ownership, types, and the borrow checker.
- Rust
- 168 lessons
- ~34 hours
- Free
- by Steve Klabnik & Carol Nichols
Learn Rust for free on Libre Academy with the The Rust Programming Language course: 168 interactive lessons you complete by writing real code in a built-in editor, graded instantly by hidden tests. No paywall, no sign-up. It's part of the free, open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
What you get
- Hands-on lessons with a real editor and instant, test-graded feedback.
- Free and open source, with no account required to start.
- Works offline in the free desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
- Rust runs via a hosted playground.
What's inside
- Getting Started
- Programming a Guessing Game
- Common Programming Concepts
- Understanding Ownership
- Using Structs to Structure Related Data
- Enums and Pattern Matching
- Packages, Crates, and Modules
- Common Collections
- Error Handling
- Generic Types, Traits, and Lifetimes
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