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Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by cgh »

lacampbell wrote: post #7

I'm reading the section on ownership. Valgrind usually thinks my 'modern C++' code is leak free, and when it complains I understand why, so I'm not a complete stranger to systems programming. But for whatever reason I have always run into a brick wall with rusts strange compiler messages regarding lifetimes. I read the previous books bit on ownership. I'm not sure if this new version is better written or I've come ac…

Lifetimes can be confusing as hell, especially declaring them correctly. It looks like section 10.3 in this new book improves things.

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by IshKebab »

AsyncAwait wrote: post #9

Another excellent book is "Programming Rust"[1], especially if you already know C/C++ 1 - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920040385.do

So, if I want the paper book when it's out, and to read the early release ebook now, do I have to pay twice?

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by steveklabnik »

AsyncAwait wrote: post #4
Dangeranger wrote: post #2

This book has been hugely helpful for me to get started in Rust. I've been following since the original "Rust for Rubyists" from Steve Klabnik. Steve if you are listening, thanks for putting all the hard work into the original book, the revision as The Rust Programming Language, and this most recent revision.

Thanks to Steve and also carols10cents for this excellent revision.

Thanks to you both! And very seriously, this edition could not have happened without carols10cents. I am exceedingly grateful to have her as a co-author. While the original book was largely me, this edition is very much indebted to her work.

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by steveklabnik »

ohazi wrote: post #5

This new book isn't finished yet, is it? If I remember correctly [0], there were several more chapters to go, and a likely timeline of months... [0] https://github.com/rust-lang/book/issues

> a likely timeline of months...

I am forbidden by my coauthor to prognosticate about due dates, but let's just say that... well, I won't say anything ;)

I'm almost done with the first draft of chapter 15.

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by steveklabnik »

AsyncAwait wrote: post #9

Another excellent book is "Programming Rust"[1], especially if you already know C/C++ 1 - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920040385.do

Co-author of TRPL here; Jim's book is wonderful too, and very different. I think they compliment each other nicely.

I wish there were 50 books on Rust. :)

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by msbarnett »

IshKebab wrote: post #22
AsyncAwait wrote: post #9

Another excellent book is "Programming Rust"[1], especially if you already know C/C++ 1 - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920040385.do

So, if I want the paper book when it's out, and to read the early release ebook now, do I have to pay twice?

Seems like it. Unfortunately O'Reilly doesn't seem to offer discounts on Book+Ebook for preorders.

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by carols10cents »

steveklabnik wrote: post #24
ohazi wrote: post #5

This new book isn't finished yet, is it? If I remember correctly [0], there were several more chapters to go, and a likely timeline of months... [0] https://github.com/rust-lang/book/issues

> a likely timeline of months... I am forbidden by my coauthor to prognosticate about due dates, but let's just say that... well, I won't say anything ;) I'm almost done with the first draft of chapter 15.

> I am forbidden by my coauthor to prognosticate about due dates

TRUE FACT. Everyone here knows how hard it is to estimate, we'll let everyone know once it's done instead :)

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by steveklabnik »

cgh wrote: post #21
lacampbell wrote: post #7

I'm reading the section on ownership. Valgrind usually thinks my 'modern C++' code is leak free, and when it complains I understand why, so I'm not a complete stranger to systems programming. But for whatever reason I have always run into a brick wall with rusts strange compiler messages regarding lifetimes. I read the previous books bit on ownership. I'm not sure if this new version is better written or I've come ac…

Lifetimes can be confusing as hell, especially declaring them correctly. It looks like section 10.3 in this new book improves things.

And to be clear, 10.3 is just the intro; we have a full chapter later with the complicated stuff.

We decided to do it this way so that you can write real Rust code without going "what is that syntax"; you don't need to have a full understanding of the more exotic aspects of lifetimes to write useful code in Rust.

Re: Next Iteration of “The Rust Programming Language” Book

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Post by Ygg2 »

cgh wrote: post #21
lacampbell wrote: post #7

I'm reading the section on ownership. Valgrind usually thinks my 'modern C++' code is leak free, and when it complains I understand why, so I'm not a complete stranger to systems programming. But for whatever reason I have always run into a brick wall with rusts strange compiler messages regarding lifetimes. I read the previous books bit on ownership. I'm not sure if this new version is better written or I've come ac…

Lifetimes can be confusing as hell, especially declaring them correctly. It looks like section 10.3 in this new book improves things.

Here is something, that might ease things: https://rufflewind.com/2017-02-15/rust-move-copy-borrow
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