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https://github.com/xromory/learn-rust

Learning Rust from scratch — documenting my journey, experiments, and projects while exploring one of the fastest and most challenging programming languages.
https://github.com/xromory/learn-rust

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Learning Rust from scratch — documenting my journey, experiments, and projects while exploring one of the fastest and most challenging programming languages.

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# 🦀 Learn Rust

Welcome to my **Rust learning journey** repository!
This repo is a place where I document my progress, share code snippets, and experiment with Rust as I explore what makes it such a unique programming language.

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## 🌟 Why Rust?
I don’t have a deep reason for learning Rust — I just find it **fascinating**.
When I found out that Rust can build **significantly fast applications** while still ensuring **memory safety**, I knew I wanted to give it a shot.

Rust is different because:
- It forces you to learn **low-level concepts** while keeping your code safe.
- It teaches you how to **optimize systems properly**.
- It molds you to **think differently as a programmer**, which I find really cool.
- It has a **steep learning curve**, and that challenge makes it even more exciting.

I also like being unique — not everyone is willing to take on a language that looks tough at first. That makes Rust even more appealing to me.

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## 📚 What’s Inside
This repository serves as:
- My **practice ground** for learning Rust.
- **Notes, exercises, and small projects** that I work on while studying.
- A log of my **experiments and mistakes** (because that’s part of the journey!).

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## 🔧 Topics I’ll Be Exploring
Some areas I’m looking forward to covering:
- Rust basics: variables, ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes
- Pattern matching with enums
- Structs and traits
- Error handling with `Result` and `Option`
- Generics and type safety
- Cargo and dependency management
- Building small projects (CLI tools, mini apps, etc.)

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## 🎯 My Goals
- Develop a **solid foundation** in Rust.
- Build **fast and efficient applications**.
- Sharpen my **systems programming mindset**.
- Prove to myself that I can tackle Rust’s learning curve.
- Enjoy the journey while becoming a better programmer.

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## 🤝 Contributions
This repo is mainly for **personal learning**, but I’m always open to suggestions, feedback, or helpful Rust resources. If you’d like to share tips or advice, feel free to open an issue or discussion.

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## 📜 License
This project is open-source under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

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> 🦀 *Rust may be challenging, but that’s exactly what makes the journey worthwhile.*