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Node to Rust, Day 24: Crates & Valuable Tools
The crates and other tools that will help you be a better Rustacean.
Node to Rust, Day 14: Managing Errors
Tue, Dec 14 2021
Introduction So much of Rust’s documentation is explanation-heavy vs JavaScript’s example-oriented culture. The examples that do exist often involve unrelated concepts that add no value to the topic in question. I still aim to submit a PR …
Node to Rust, Day 13: Demystifying Results & Options
Mon, Dec 13 2021
Introduction I briefly touched on the Option enum on Day 8 when we were using HashMap methods to look up keys. There’s no way for the HashMap to guarantee that a key will exist, so its API needs to account for returning something as well as …
Node to Rust, Day 12: Strings, Part 2
Sun, Dec 12 2021
Introduction Now that you’re getting confident, you are probably itching to start your own projects. You know how to write some basic Rust. You know how to structure code. You’re done with contrived examples with traffic lights. As you …
Node to Rust, Day 11: The Module System
Sat, Dec 11 2021
Introduction When released, one of node.js’s outstanding features was how simple it was to use. Want to run a JavaScript file? Just use node file.js. Want to include a local module? Then require("./module.js"). If your require() …
Node to Rust, Day 10: From Mixins to Traits
Fri, Dec 10 2021
Introduction Traits are Rust’s answer to reusable behavior. They’re similar to JavaScript mixins and the mixin pattern. If you’re not familiar with JavaScript mixins, it’s no more than adding a collection of methods to …