I find the fact that MS is promoting Rust in itself much more interesting than the content.<p>Also, I would still really like to learn Rust properly, but I don't have any use for it currently either at my day job nor for my side projects.
The most interesting thing here is that this tutorial has been translated to around 50 languages! Rust tutorials and documentation are abundant in English, but the resource is much scarcer in most people's native language.
This looks like a nice addition to the Rust cookbook. It seems a bit more structured, and I actually like that it gives XP for completing the chapters.
I'm greatly encouraged to try out Rust with Linux. I do wonder if I can do an out of tree kernel module to make my life easier developing. I know I could do this with ordinary kernel modules.
Needs some proofreading:<p>"Until then, you can think of String data as string data that can change as your program runs, while &str are immutable views into string data that do not CHANGES as your program runs."<p>// Instantiate a tuple struct by passing the values in the same order as defined.
let origin = Point2D(0, 0) // Missing ;
Microsoft promoting rust, never thought I’d live to see the day.<p>Not clear why one would choose this over the official rust documentation and tutorials.<p>Oh and also - it’s a trap. Microsoft are not friends of free software.