This is such an excellent book - well written, concise, crisp, meaningful examples, the quality of the code examples, the level of annotations in code listings and the diagrams, the inclusion of footnotes (especially in the 1st chapter), and summary notes at the end of each chapter.
This is a great example of how to write a book.
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A good (and fun!) step in a Rustacean's journey
I started learning Rust one year ago (almost to the day!). "Rust in Action" was the second book in my journey. I started with "the book" (aka, Klabnik and Nichols' excellent text, "The Rust Programming Language") and worked through it over two months. I purchased an early-access copy of "Rust in Action" (in December 2020) to get exposure to systems programming concepts and solidify my understanding of foundational concepts—basically Part 1 of McNamara's book. I spent the next four months working through his book.McNamara does a good job covering the basics of the language; while his presentation is similar to Klabnik and Nichol's, it has its own flavor which helped me better internalize those topics. For example, I found his discussion of trait objects and his "tiny role-playing game" example (section 8.3) both informative and fun.I enjoyed the systems programming chapters; many of those concepts were new to me upon first reading. I am currently re-reading the chapters on memory (chapter 6), kernel (chapter 11), and signals, interrupts, and exceptions (chapter 12) because I realize how much I didn't understand/appreciate when I first read them.I highly recommend re-coding (or cloning) and playing with McNamara's examples. Break things and then fix them; it's a good way to become friends with Rust's compiler.I've since moved on to the 2nd edition of "Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development" by Blandy, Orendorff and Tindall (which is another excellent text), and an early-access copy of Gjengset's forthcoming "Rust for Rustaceans: Idiomatic Programming for Experienced Developers". All the while I continue to use Rust at work and appreciate the language and the community.
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021
A good (and fun!) step in a Rustacean's journeyI started learning Rust one year ago (almost to the day!). "Rust in Action" was the second book in my journey. I started with "the book" (aka, Klabnik and Nichols' excellent text, "The Rust Programming Language") and worked through it over two months. I purchased an early-access copy of "Rust in Action" (in December 2020) to get exposure to systems programming concepts and solidify my understanding of foundational concepts—basically Part 1 of McNamara's book. I spent the next four months working through his book.
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021
McNamara does a good job covering the basics of the language; while his presentation is similar to Klabnik and Nichol's, it has its own flavor which helped me better internalize those topics. For example, I found his discussion of trait objects and his "tiny role-playing game" example (section 8.3) both informative and fun.
I enjoyed the systems programming chapters; many of those concepts were new to me upon first reading. I am currently re-reading the chapters on memory (chapter 6), kernel (chapter 11), and signals, interrupts, and exceptions (chapter 12) because I realize how much I didn't understand/appreciate when I first read them.
I highly recommend re-coding (or cloning) and playing with McNamara's examples. Break things and then fix them; it's a good way to become friends with Rust's compiler.
I've since moved on to the 2nd edition of "Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development" by Blandy, Orendorff and Tindall (which is another excellent text), and an early-access copy of Gjengset's forthcoming "Rust for Rustaceans: Idiomatic Programming for Experienced Developers". All the while I continue to use Rust at work and appreciate the language and the community.
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- Peter HearnReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2022
Good for converting existing C/C++ coders to Rust. Not for low-level language beginners.
- CruzitoReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2022
Amazing for developers with no systems level experience.
