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Rust Books Grouped by Level
- k__ 4y agoAny good Rust courses out there?
- azemetre 4y agoOn frontendmasters there's a decent one by ThePrimeagen: https://frontendmasters.com/courses/typescript-go-rust/ https://frontendmasters.com/courses/typescript-go-rust/ What's neat about it is you build the same commandline tool in three languages (Rust, Go, TS); you definitely get to see how useful each one is implementing similar features. The author also appears to have another course planned on frontendmasters called "Rust for TS Devs" but there's no details about it. I'm also curious about rust video content as the space seems really sparse.
- k__ 4y agoThat sounds like an interesting approach, especially since I already know TypeScript.
- azemetre 4y agoYeah I definitely enjoyed taking it. It really sold me on rust afterwards. There was a comment in another thread that said rust encapsulated complexity in the language and not the code, that statement really solidified my goal on investing more time learning rust.
- sebg 4y agoI run some programming and math study groups on discord. I was talking to someone last week studying starting rust. Hit me up and I'd be happy to connect (email on hn profile).
- GTP 4y agoDid you read any of those books? Any Rust book you would recommend in particular?
- John23832 4y agoRead the actual “Rust Book” (basics), then “Rust for Rusteceans” (medium to advanced nuances of the basics), then “Zero to Production in Rust” (using the previous learnings in production). The “async rust” book is helpful for async, but it’s still a work in progress. I would suggest reading the documents on the tokio site as a substitute.
- nicoburns 4y agoI'd probably recommend switching the latter two and reading "Zero to production in Rust" before "Rust for Rustaceans".
- John23832 4y agoI could agree with that.
- levi_n 4y agoMy only quibble with Zero to Production in Rust is that I assumed the title meant "this is a good book for someone who has zero knowledge of Rust". The Amazon page for it also says "Zero To Production is the ideal starting point for your journey as a Rust backend developer," further implying the reader can have zero knowledge of Rust beforehand. The book's "Who this is for" section contradicts this directly by stating (paraphrased) that this book is for someone who has already read The Rust Handbook and is familiar with the basics of Rust syntax and patterns.
- microtonal 4y agoIt's interesting that Programming Rust 2nd Edition is under Advanced Books. IMO it is the best introductory Rust book, though it does require some background in another programming language. I am currently 2/3rds through Rust for Rustaceans. Since I picked up Rust around 1.0, there wasn't much new, but I did pick up a few interesting things along the way.
- sateesh 4y agoAgree that "Programming Rust" is a good book. It is thorough and provides good explanation about many trickier aspects of the language. However my biggest peeve about the book is lack of good complete working examples and exercises. I worked through the book and learnt much about Rust, but midway into the book I wasn't sure how good I am in writing code in Rust to solve a programming problem. IMO a side project, or some rust exercises that cover the topic one is reading in the book is a good way to work through this book.
- Xophmeister 4y agoI agree; I like the book, but the lack of exercises is a bit of a missed opportunity, I think. At times, it just feels like you’re reading a reference manual.
- cauthon 4y ago> it just feels like you’re reading a reference manual. From other threads here and on r/rust, this seems to be a common opinion. I've seen multiple recommendations to pair it with another, more exercise- or project-oriented book.
- neilv 4y agoI agree about the Blandy, et al., Programming Rust 2e being a great Rust book for people who already have experience with systems programming. Many times, a question would form in my head (like "But then how does it address X?"), and would be answered within the next few sentences.
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- beci 4y agoI miss the "Zero To Production In Rust", which is quite good.
- efxhoy 4y agoLuca has a PR up to add it https://github.com/sger/RustBooks/pull/55 https://github.com/sger/RustBooks/pull/55
- piduck 4y agonice list - added [Data Analysis with Rust Notebooks](https://datacrayon.com/shop/product/data-analysis-with-rust-notebooks/ https://datacrayon.com/shop/product/data-analysis-with-rust-...)
- 416chad 4y agoWould love a similarly curated list of golang books.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y agoDoes anybody have any firsthand experience with the Packt published books listed. In my experience, while there could be occasional gems, the majority are poorly edited and often contain typos and formatting errors and poor phrasing that books from the other publishers don’t have.
- synergy20 4y agoyes, occasionally they have good books, but the majority of the books there is really subpar.
- troutwine 4y agoMy book is on the list there. I wrote a blog post about my experience with the publisher. https://blog.troutwine.us/2018/06/07/hands-on-concurrency-with-rust/ https://blog.troutwine.us/2018/06/07/hands-on-concurrency-wi... They produce A LOT of books and the amount of time their editors have to dedicate vary from book to book, from what I understand.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y agoThank you for posting this. I will definitely check out your book. PS: I also love how your mom left a great review on Amazon for the book!
- troutwine 4y agoI know, so sweet.
- brightball 4y agoWhere does the Command Line Rust book land? It was talked about extensively here recently.
- azemetre 4y agoDefinitely beginner level, I was about to make a PR adding it to the list.
- fullofdev 4y agoThanks for the reference
- thimabi 4y agoI’ve been working my way through the Rust Book and it’s been a great experience so far. The language seems like a breath of fresh air for someone who comes from the JavaScript/Typescript world. Can anyone recommend materials about getting started with Rust in Wasm? I’d appreciate recommendations for intermediate and advanced materials too.
- rrishi 4y agoDoes that book include exercises?
- thimabi 4y agoExercises, no, but there are small project suggestions at the end of some chapters, and there are chapters that walk you through building some simple projects. There is an unofficial version of the book with quizzes too [^1]. [^1]: https://rust-book.cs.brown.edu/ https://rust-book.cs.brown.edu/
- rrishi 4y agoThanks for your reply and that link :)
- justaj 4y agoIt seems that all of these books assume some prior programming experience.
- 8jy89hui 4y agoRust feels like a really hard first-language. I can’t imagine recommending Rust to an excited upcoming programmer.
- berkes 4y agoAgreed. Rust forces you to do a lot of thing correct. But when learning the basics of programming, "correctness" is one of the least concerns. At that phase, it should be about getting an idea into a somewhat working state ASAP. Rust, while I love it, isn't great for that.
- ttfkam 4y agoI think you really need an "Intermediate" section. For example, "Rust for Rustaceans" was written explicitly for folks who had finished "The Rust Book" but long before "The Rustinomicon". I would put "Zero to Production in Rust" in this category as well.
- rrishi 4y agoI was looking for recommendations for a Rust book with lots of examples AND EXERCISES. Also, I do have experience of almost 5 years professional programming (JS/TS, Java and some Python) so I'd like a book that doesn't focus on absolute beginners to programming.
- xwowsersx 4y agoSo I went through some of "The Book", but then at some point switched to "Programming Rust". It doesn't feel like I skipped out on some basic things that I would've gotten if I had completed "The Book", but I obviously don't know that for sure. Does anyone have any color on that? Am I missing out on some basic things by jumping to "Programming Rust"?
- legerdemain 4y agoProgramming Rust was a better fit for me. I found "the book" a little too cutesy, and I felt like it wasn't consistent in what kind of reader it was targeting. I think the two books basically have the same goal of introducing the vast majority of Rust syntax and basic semantics to a reader who is already proficient in another programming language.
- xwowsersx 4y agoYeah, that's exactly how I felt. Good to know someone else's experience accords with mine. Thanks for the reply.
- legerdemain 4y agoThis feels like a half-baked effort. Adding the year of publication would make the list much more useful. Rust has changed noticeably since 2018 or so. The criteria for classifying into beginner/advanced are unclear. Why is Programming Rust an "advanced" book when it mostly just introduces the language? How many of these books and resources did the author personally read/skim? It seems like each book just includes the publisher's or author's promotional blurb, rather than any sort of first-hand summary of its contents and how dense it is. There are altogether too many Packt books. Packt is notorious for poorly edited, sloppily produced books. Which ones are actually worth a reader's time and money? I kind of wish a more complete version of this was up on the official Rust website under Resources.