Getting Started with Rust

Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. In this post, we’ll explore the fundamentals of getting started with Rust.

Installation

The easiest way to install Rust is using rustup:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

Your First Program

Create a new project with Cargo:

cargo new hello_world
cd hello_world

Edit src/main.rs:

fn main() {
    println!("Hello, world!");
}

Run your program: