Learn the basics of Rust programming from scratch, starting with the syntax, then moving to the core components of Rust.

Become a Rust Professional

In this module, we’ll start with the basics of the Rust programming language, and learn the syntax, philosophy, and the anatomy of Rust. With that in hand, we’ll move to some of the more unique parts of Rust, such as expression-oriented programming, ownership, and its robust type system.
In the latter half of the module, we’ll work through some of the core components of Rust, such as references, memory management, mutability, traits, slices, and generics.

The Ultimate Guide to Rust Programming

We’ve seen `==` and `<` so far. Let’s document all six of the comparison operators we have at our disposal.

  - `==`  
    equals

  - `!=`  
    not equals

  - `>`  
    greater than

  - `<`  
    less than

  - `>=`  
    greater than or equals

  - `<=`  
    less than or equals

Comparison operators can work on many different types. The exact rules are a bit beyond us right now, as they tie into traits, which we haven’t learned yet. For now, it’s enough to know that:

  - Strings, numbers, Booleans, and units can all be compared with equals and not equals.

  - Numbers can all be compared with the other four operators as well.

And we can see these in action using `assert!` together with `assert_eq!` and its not-equal counterpart `assert_ne!`:

Hello World and variables

Anatomy of Rust

Functions

Boolean

Conditionals

Mutable variables and while loops

Structs and ownership

References

Methods

Strings

Arrays, Vecs, and slices

Traits

Enums

Iterators and for loops

Early exit

Appendix

Conclusion

Comparison Operators