Electronic Design

Pointers in Rust: Whacking the Mole (Part 2)—The Rust Approach

The Rust language brings a fresh approach to whacking the pointer mole. Why the Rust language needed a fresh approach to managing pointers. Why there are no null values in Rust. Pointers in the Rust ...
GameSpot

Firearms Expert Reacts to Rust's Guns PART 2

Firearms Expert Reacts to Rust's Guns PART 2 Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down more of the weaponry of Rust, including the P250 ...
nptelegraph

PANHANDLE PERSPECTIVES: Stripe Rust, Part 2 – Biology and Life Cycle

Author’s note: This is the second article in a four-part series on stripe rust and describes its biology and life cycle. Other parts in the series describe history and geographic distribution; reasons ...
Electronic Design

Pointers in Rust: Whacking the Mole (Part 3)—Indirection, References, and the Borrow Checker

What is the Rust borrow checker and why is it important? How mutability and reference-counted pointers are related. Arguably the most novel aspect of Rust, and the feature that’s the most challenging ...