how to learn rust

The video titled "Master Rust with Tris' Guide: Rustup.rs and More" covers several key insights about the Rust programming language:

  1. Rust's Popularity: The video discusses Rust's popularity, noting that it is not linear and there is a lot of work to do to prevent it from suffering the same fate as Haskell and Common Lisp.

  2. Recommended Syllabus for Rust Developers: It recommends a syllabus for developers learning Rust, which includes the Rust programming language book, Rust by Example, and Rustlings.

  3. Rustlings Exercises: The Rustlings exercises are compared to martial arts katas, designed to be practiced repeatedly to build muscle memory and improve proficiency in Rust.

  4. Learning Haskell for Better Understanding: The video suggests that learning Haskell can provide insights into algorithms and concepts not commonly used in languages like Rust.

  5. Rust for Complex Systems: Rust is portrayed as a language capable of building complex distributed systems that run efficiently and are less prone to issues, unlike JavaScript which requires constant learning and management of edge cases.

  6. Learning Lifetimes in Rust: For learning lifetimes in Rust, the video suggests starting by avoiding references and using ownership instead, then gradually incorporating references as the compiler suggests.

  7. Rust's Versatility: Rust is shaping up to be a versatile language suitable for systems development, front-end and back-end web development, and even bare metal programming.

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