You're absolutely right, I think your explanation is well written. I did get past the error that stopped me for a week, and yeah it is a case of tackling the sa

You're absolutely right, I think your explanation is well written. I did get past the error that stopped me for a week, and yeah it is a case of tackling the same workload but in a different way (I guess 'the right way'). What surprised me is that the solution came to me while I wasn't looking at the compiler or source or anything, but was more of an "ah ha!" moment while walking around. This indicates to me that maybe I will eventually come to understand the borrow checker. Also that book is fantastic, I find myself regularly reading/re-reading it as well as "Rust By Example". Also the std docs are great to work through when I am trying to figure out a way to accomplish something.