Learn Rust: A Curated Starter Kit
Rust is a systems programming language focused on safety, speed, and concurrency. Its ownership model catches whole classes of memory bugs at compile time, with no garbage collector. This slate is a test of the Link (resource) chip, so the heart of it is a set of external links you can tap. Each one below points to a genuinely useful, free resource for going from zero to productive in Rust.
Everything below is a Link chip. Tap any card to open the resource in a new tab. Start at the top and work down: the book first, then the interactive exercises, then the playground for quick experiments.
A four week path through the resources above
- Week 1: read chapters 1 to 6 of the book and install the toolchain with rustup.
- Week 2: work through Rustlings alongside chapters 7 to 12 (ownership and structs).
- Week 3: solve five Exercism problems, checking the standard library docs as you go.
- Week 4: build one small project, publish nothing, just get it compiling and running.
"The compiler is your friend. When it complains, it is usually saving you from a bug you would have shipped in another language.
"A common refrain among Rust learners