Practical System Programming for Rust Developers: Build fast and secure software for Linux/Unix systems with the help of practical examples

by Prabhu Eshwarla

Explore various Rust features, data structures, libraries, and toolchain to build modern systems software with the help of hands-on examples Modern programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Java have become increasingly accepted for application-level programming, but for systems programming, C and C++ are predominantly used due to the need for low-level control of system resources. Rust promises the best of both the type safety of Java, and the speed and expressiveness of C++, while also including memory safety without a garbage collector. This book is a comprehensive introduction if you're new to Rust and systems programming and are looking to build reliable and efficient systems software without C or C++. The book takes a unique approach by starting each topic with Linux kernel concepts and APIs relevant to that topic. You'll also explore how system resources can be controlled from Rust. As you progress, you'll delve into advanced topics. You'll cover network programming, focusing on aspects such as working with low-level network primitives and protocols in Rust, before going on to learn how to use and compile Rust with WebAssembly. Later chapters will take you through practical code examples and projects to help you build on your knowledge. By the end of this Rust programming book, you will be equipped with practical skills to write systems software tools, libraries, and utilities in Rust. This book is for developers with basic knowledge of Rust but little to no knowledge or experience of systems programming. System programmers who want to consider Rust as an alternative to C or C++ will also find this book useful.

388 pages, Paperback

Published December 24, 2020

Reviews

[Mehdi Khan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have tried the ebook on the O'reilly Online platform and the formatting is absolute horrible. Comments and codes are all messed up, line breaks are gone.

If you look past the formatting, the presentation isn't better either.

The projects progress from file to file, instead of builder up pieces by pieces based on abstraction layers and dependencies. This format is not suitable if you want to code along, you'll not get any help from the Rust compiler at all.

This book desperately needs a better editor.