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What are some fun projects I can use to teach myself Rust? (beehaw.org)

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I’m currently going through the process of teaching myself Rust as a fun summer project, especially since it’s different enough from the Java/Spring stack I use at work regularly. What are some interesting projects I can work on in Rust to get some familiarity with how the language works, and get an idea of some of the libraries I can use with it?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Rust really shines with parsers and generators. They are easy enough and fun to write. Maybe write a lisp with it? Or a prettifier for your favorite language...

If you go with a parser, this one is an interesting crate to start messing around with:

https://github.com/maciejhirsz/logos

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Huh interesting, Parsing is always a fun exercise for learning some language features. I may try that out then for a good starting project. Thanks!