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Introduction to Rust Programming Language
What is Rust? Advantages of Rust History of Rust Installing Rust
Basics of Rust Programming Language
Data Types Variables and Constants Operators Control Flow
Ownership in Rust
What is Ownership? Borrowing and References Slices Memory Management in Rust Garbage Collection in Rust Drop Trait
Functions and Closures in Rust
Defining and Calling Functions Function Parameters and Return Values Closures Higher Order Functions
Structs and Enums in Rust
Structs Defining Structs Tuple Structs Struct Methods Enums Defining Enums Associated Data Enums as Structs
Traits and Generics in Rust
Traits Defining Traits Trait Objects Implementing Traits Generics Defining Generics Trait Bounds Advanced Lifetimes
Concurrency in Rust
What is Concurrency? Threads Creating Threads Communication Between Threads Message Passing Sync and Send Traits Mutexes and Atomic Types Channels
Error Handling in Rust
What are Errors? Panic Result Enum Unwrapping Results Propagating Errors Combinators
Testing and Debugging in Rust
Debugging Rust Code Writing Tests in Rust Unit Tests Integration Tests Running Tests Test Filters Test Options
Advanced Topics in Rust
Unsafe Rust Macros FFI Cargo Rust Standard Library Collections File IO Networking
Rust Applications
Developing Rust Application Rust Web Development Building GUI Applications using Rust
Conclusion
Recap of Rust Programming Language Future of Rust Programming Language.

Rust Standard Library

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The Rust Standard Library, or std for short, is a core crate in Rust that provides a standardized set of APIs for common programming tasks. It includes modules and types for essential functionality such as I/O, threading, networking, and data structures. The std crate is automatically included in every Rust project and its API is part of the Rust language specification.

The std crate is organized into modules, which are nested namespaces that group related types and functions.

Some of the most commonly used modules in std include:
  • std::io: provides types and traits for reading and writing data from various sources and formats such as files, sockets, and command-line arguments.
  • std::thread: provides types for creating and managing threads, as well as synchronization primitives for coordinating access to shared data.
  • std::collections: provides various data structures such as vectors, hash maps, and linked lists.
  • std::net: provides types and functions for network programming, such as TCP and UDP sockets.

Learning the Rust Standard Library is an essential part of becoming a proficient Rust programmer. It is important to be familiar with the modules and types available in std and to understand when and how to use them effectively in your programs. Many of the concepts in std are also used throughout the Rust ecosystem, including popular third-party crates, so a strong understanding of std is beneficial for working with Rust libraries and frameworks.

March 27, 2023

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