How to start learning a systems language

• TablaM

  151 186 0.0 Rust

  The practical relational programing language for data-oriented applications

  

  In my case each lang I have learned (+12) I start coding a mini-ORM. I have done the same so many times, and that is a good way to learn from me. Also, I have to learn Rust building https://tablam.org.

• SaaSHub

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  SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

  

• Rustlings

  294 53,277 9.9 Rust

  :crab: Small exercises to get you used to reading and writing Rust code!

  

• book

  636 15,054 9.3 Rust

  The Rust Programming Language

  

  Read the first couple chapters of the The Rust Book. Maybe follow along with the exercises. But just let the intro sink in a bit.

• command-line-rust

  38 1,519 6.2 Rust

  Code for Command-Line Rust (O'Reilly, 2024, ISBN 9781098109417)

  I think the best way to start learning a programming language is to write lots of small programs that you probably already know. Rust is a perfect command-line language, so I think it makes sense to start by implementing simple programs like "head" and "grep." I also think one should always learn to write and run tests, so I present my GitHub repo of inputs and tests you might like to use to write 14 such standard Unix command-line utilities: https://github.com/kyclark/command-line-rust If you want guidance on the language, I wrote a book called Command-Line Rust (O'Reilly, 2022) that explains all this code. One caveat is that the "clap" (command-line argument parser) module was at 2.33 when I published but is now v4, so you should look at the appropriate branches for versions of the programs that use the "builder" and "derive" patterns for that module. Or just use any old command-line parser you like as there's no requirement to use "clap." Best of luck to you!

• serde

  193 9,070 9.1 Rust

  Serialization framework for Rust

  

  Serde for JSON, TOML, YAML, CSV (with csv), XML (with quick-xml), etc.

• too-many-lists

  220 3,203 2.6 Rust

  Learn Rust by writing Entirely Too Many linked lists

  

  Second, once you've finished something introductory like The Book, read Learning Rust With Entirely Too Many Linked Lists. It really helped me to understand what ownership and borrowing actually mean in practical terms. If you don't mind paying for learning materials, a lot of people recommend Programming Rust, Second Edition by Blandy, Orendorff, and Tindall as either a complement, follow-up, or alternative to The Book.

• PyO3

  153 12,116 9.8 Rust

  Rust bindings for the Python interpreter

  

  PyO3 and Maturin are also great for writing importable Python extensions in Rust without worrying about memory-unsafety.

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