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Paul McFedries is an experienced programmer and technology author. He has written more than 100 books, including Coding For Dummies and HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies, and is an expert in app and web development, operating systems, and programming languages.

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Your guide to the programming language that's revolutionizing software d****evelopment **** Ready to learn Rust, the language that combines blazing performance with memory safety? Rust All-in-One For Dummies takes you from complete beginner to confident developer, covering the essentials of writing Rust code through applying it to real-world projects. Unlike programming books that throw you into the deep end, Rust All-in-One For Dummies builds your skills systematically. Each mini-book contained in this All-in-One reference focuses on a specific aspect of Rust development, complete with hands-on projects that apply what you've learned. You'll move seamlessly from understanding basic syntax to building real-world applications that showcase Rust's incredible versatility. Whether you're writing your first line of code or adding Rust to your programming toolkit, you'll discover how to harness its unique features to build everything from command-line tools to web applications. Get expert insight on:

• Rust fundamentals and real-world applications - Learn ownership, borrowing, and the borrow checker while building practical projects like number guessing games, file organizers, chat servers, and data analysis dashboards.
• Advanced development across multiple domains - Create command-line tools, WebAssembly browser applications, networked programs, desktop GUIs, and high-performance web servers using Rust's growing ecosystem.
• Professional development practices - Master testing, documentation, error handling, concurrency, and code organization techniques that make Rust applications production-ready and maintainable. Perfect for complete beginners starting their programming journey and experienced developers ready to explore why Rust consistently ranks as the most loved programming language. Join the community that's discovered Rust isn't just another language - it's the future of safe, fast, and reliable software development.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Book 1: Welcome to the Rust Side 5

Chapter 1: Getting to Know Rust 7

Chapter 2: Getting Your Hands Rusty 17

Chapter 3: Speaking Rust: The Basics 39

Chapter 4: Crafting Expressions 61

Chapter 5: Controlling the Flow 77

Chapter 6: Pattern Matching: The Swiss Army Knife of Rust 93

Chapter 7: Functions: Teaching Rust New Tricks 107

Book 2: Learning the Rust Way of Doing Things 131

Chapter 1: Ownership: Rust's Secret Sauce 133

Chapter 2: Structs: Rolling Your Own Types 159

Chapter 3: Enums: Embracing Possibilities 177

Chapter 4: Storing Data in Rust 197

Chapter 5: The String Section: Text in Rust 225

Chapter 6: Functional Programming with Closures and Iterators 253

Chapter 7: Organizing Your Code 279

Book 3: Deeper Rust Concepts 303

Chapter 1: Traits: Shared Behaviors 305

Chapter 2: Generics: Code That Works for Almost Anything 325

Chapter 3: Lifetimes: How Long Things Live 343

Chapter 4: Handling Errors Like a Pro 361

Chapter 5: Macros: When Code Writes Code 381

Chapter 6: Parallelism and Concurrency: Rust Multitasking 395

Chapter 7: Testing, Debugging, and Documenting 421

Book 4: Building Command-Line Tools 447

Chapter 1: Coding Your First Tools 449

Chapter 2: File Processing and Configuration 465

Chapter 3: Polishing Your Command-Line Tools 487

Book 5: WebAssembly: Rust in Your Browser 503

Chapter 1: WebAssembly Basics and Setup 505

Chapter 2: Exchanging Data between Rust and JavaScript 525

Chapter 3: Building Interactive WebAssembly Apps 545

Book 6: Networking with Rust 569

Chapter 1: Building a Web Server 571

Chapter 2: Building a REST API 593

Chapter 3: Building a Server-Side Web App 617

Index 645