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This is the 4th post in the Start Rust focus series. Last week, I started the Rustlings series of exercises. Now is the time to finish it.

This is the 3rd post in the Start Rust focus series. To continue building my understanding of Rust, I searched for some simple Rust exercises. Hence, I dedicated my weekly personal work time to the Rustling exercises. There will be two posts dedicated to Rustlings. The reason for that is that it contains many (many!) exercises. Besides, I need to learn about the more advanced themes such as threading.

This is the 2nd post in the Start Rust focus series. Last week, I drank my first cup of Rust. I learned concepts that are foreign in the languages I know: ownership, borrowing and lifetimes. This week I want to drink the second cup and see where it leads me.

This is the 1st post in the Start Rust focus series. It all started with an informal chat with my friend Anthony. We were talking about languages, and I said that I preferred compiled ones. He then went on to mention Rust. We admitted that we were too afraid to learn it because of its perceived complexity. After the chat, I thought about it, and I wondered why I didn’t check by myself. I did. And I became interested.

When I started my career, books with titles such as 'Teach Yourself C in 21 Days', and 'Learn Java in 7 Days' were pretty popular. I was impressed that people could read such books. I never thought I could learn a new language in such a small amount of time myself. Time has passed. I’ve come to realize that I’m not alone in that case. Those books just happen to stretch the definition of learning a new programming language - and I’m being polite. In this post, I’d like to d