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I think that says something about the book. I initially read the book online as well, and was put off when actually trying to get something done and not succeed

by tijsvd 6y ago

I think that says something about the book. I initially read the book online as well, and was put off when actually trying to get something done and not succeeding. Later, I bought "Programming Rust" by Jim Blandy, and it changed everything.

some_account99 6y ago
which edition, because honestly i found Blandy book very little value in providing any explanation about rust beyond demonstrating page over page rust's equivalences in c++. it's just really a translation of c++ patterns into rust equivalences. no explanation, history, context about language design or idiomatic patterns from the host language. I don't know the history of The Book's date of publish/development vs blandy's book enough make this any more than a conjecture: it seems like blandy's book is a re-take on the book. also, i am not saying The book is any good beyond a tour of the language. come to think of it, it's actually less like TC++PL or D&EC++, and more like the tour of c++.
- tijsvd 6y ago
  I bought mine March 2020. > it's just really a translation of c++ patterns into rust equivalences. no explanation, history Perhaps. I came from a strong C++ background, maybe that's crucial when reading it. It all just made perfect sense to me.
  - some_account99 6y ago
    Maybe the 2020 edition is better than the one i got from 2017 but if things aren't entirely different, basically rust to you is just a reapplication of C++ idiom for a language that targets a compiler which was historically developed to emit machine code based on c++ on the demands of cpp semantics?
atoav 6y ago
I'd second this book recommendation. It is not only the best Rust book out there, it is also one of the best books on any programming language I have read so far. This is one of the books which I will gladly buy once more when it is updated.
- Boulth6 6y ago
  > This is one of the books which I will gladly buy once more when it is updated. Agreed, Programming Rust is really nice and I read a dozen of Rust books already. I'll be buying 2nd edition as soon as it's available.

by tijsvd 6y ago

some_account99 6y ago

which edition, because honestly i found Blandy book very little value in providing any explanation about rust beyond demonstrating page over page rust's equivalences in c++. it's just really a translation of c++ patterns into rust equivalences. no explanation, history, context about language design or idiomatic patterns from the host language. I don't know the history of The Book's date of publish/development vs blandy's book enough make this any more than a conjecture: it seems like blandy's book is a re-take on the book. also, i am not saying The book is any good beyond a tour of the language. come to think of it, it's actually less like TC++PL or D&EC++, and more like the tour of c++.

tijsvd 6y ago
I bought mine March 2020. > it's just really a translation of c++ patterns into rust equivalences. no explanation, history Perhaps. I came from a strong C++ background, maybe that's crucial when reading it. It all just made perfect sense to me.
- some_account99 6y ago
  Maybe the 2020 edition is better than the one i got from 2017 but if things aren't entirely different, basically rust to you is just a reapplication of C++ idiom for a language that targets a compiler which was historically developed to emit machine code based on c++ on the demands of cpp semantics?

atoav 6y ago

I'd second this book recommendation. It is not only the best Rust book out there, it is also one of the best books on any programming language I have read so far. This is one of the books which I will gladly buy once more when it is updated.

Boulth6 6y ago
> This is one of the books which I will gladly buy once more when it is updated. Agreed, Programming Rust is really nice and I read a dozen of Rust books already. I'll be buying 2nd edition as soon as it's available.