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

Personally, I find `is_hot() == false` to be a bit weird to read. If we were having a conversation, I wouldn’t say "make sure that it is hot is false." I wouldn’t say "make sure that it is hot is not true." A more normal way to say this is "make sure that it is *not* hot." The *not* is the important bit. It would sure be nice if there was a way in Rust to say not…​wouldn’t it?

Well, with that kind of an introduction, and the name of this subsection, I’m sure you can see what’s coming next. I’d like to introduce you to the **not** operator\! So far, the operators we’ve seen have been *binary* operators, meaning they work on two values at once. For example, with `==`, we say something like `x == y`, comparing the values `x` and `y`. The **not** operator is *unary*, meaning it only works on one value. Let’s see it in action:

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

The Not Operator