Learn Rust in a Month of Lunches

by David MacLeod

Learn Rust in a Month of Lunches teaches you the essential skills of Rust. By the time you’re done learning, you’ll be able to:

Build real software in Rust
Understand messages from the compiler and Clippy, Rust’s coding coach
Make informed decisions on the right types to use in any context
Make sense of the Rust standard library and its commonly used items
Use external Rust “crates” (libraries) for common tasks
Work with crates that use async Rust
Write simple declarative macros
Explore test driven development in Rust

Learn Rust in a Month of Lunches teaches you to write super fast and super safe Rust code in just 22 short lessons. Crystal-clear explanations and focused, relevant examples make it accessible to anyone with a beginning understanding of another programming language. You’ll go from the absolute basics all the way through to handling async Rust and writing your own macros.

Genres: Technical, Nonfiction, Computer Science, Programming

564 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2024

Reviews

[Richard A]

I was one of the book reviewers, and didn't have much knowledge of Rust to begin with, other than a few half-hearted attempts to poke at the language to see what it was all about. I found that, after reviewing the book, that I have a much better understanding of Rust, which comes from sitting down and trying out all of the language features. Like most books that teach a computer language to newbies, it starts with a good description of types, which in itself shows the power of Rust. From there, you quickly learn some quite advanced features that are built into the language, which are more natural with Rust than other languages.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in becoming an expert Rust programmer.

[Orkun Kaan Şimşek]

A nice primer on Rust.

As someone who has started programming with C, I really appreciate what Rust offers. If you want to try Rust or brush up on your knowledge about the language, this is the book to read. I can especially recommend it to people who want to learn programming with Rust as their first language. MacLeod has a nice way of explaining things and his Youtube channel also helps a lot with the learning.

[Marcello]

From zero to Rust in a few weeks. I had a chance to read this book exactly when I needed to learn Rust as fast as I could. It helped me get started and become proficient with the language in an extremely short time.
The pace of the book is kind of relaxed - easy I'd say - but it teaches you all you need to learn to build your first Rust project or to join a project coded in Rust.

[Jean Lazarou]

The book contains a lot of information about the language. Either you are curious about the new concepts of the language and it will help you discover what makes Rust a different language from other languages like C/C++/Java and friends... If you want to learn Rust with the idea of using it some day, read the book first and use it as a language reference. Have a good read.

[Mochammad Hadyan]

What a book! I should nominate this one as the best unofficial book to learn Rust.

I like how the author explaining hard concepts in Rust by using layman terminology or analogy that is easy to understand.

The topics coverage also comprehensive that you can't miss the fundamental.

Must read for seasonal and aspiring Rust developer.

[MacBobby Chibuzor]

I learned Golang from Todd McLeod, and now, I can say I learned Rust properly from David MacLeod.


The book expanded my interest in Rust. Despite having learned Rust a year prior, it exposed me to more things than I would've known. The explanation to memory management in Rust is more clear here.

[Si Dunn]

This book has helped me a lot while I have been learning Rust. The author's descriptions and code examples have been instrumental in penetrating my thick skull and making many key points and how-to techniques stick.

[Abhilash]

The writing style is clear and engaging. Experienced programmers can start writing meaningful Rust programs quickly. It's an ideal resource for developers seeking to add Rust to their toolkit efficiently and effectively.

[Jörn Dinkla]

I like this book as in introduction to Rust. This book is very well-structured didactically. You learn the essential language elements of Rust incrementally at the right pace. I just didn’t find the end with the practical examples as well done.

[Giuseppe Catalano]

An excellent book for learning Rust language, explains the language in great detail without overly complex technical terms. A useful resource for all Rust developers.

[Matty Khaliliraad]

Super clear writing and easy to follow pace

[Andrew Pan]

花了一個月多才看完 ＠＠"
如果是從 Python 這類語言轉過來的話是有點難啦，對那些懂 C/C++ 等等的 compiled 語言，上手速度應該可以很快喔。

[O C Blanco]

Not in the mood for this right now.