Rust (programming language): Difference between revisions

'''Rust''' is a [[Programming paradigm|multi-paradigm]], [[general-purpose programming language]] that emphasizes [[computer performance|performance]], [[type safety]], and [[Concurrency (computer science)|concurrency]]. It enforces [[memory safety]]—meaning that all [[reference (computer science)|references]] point to valid memory—without a [[garbage collection (computer science)|garbage collector]]. To simultaneously enforce memory safety and prevent [[data race]]s, its "borrow checker" tracks the [[object lifetime]] of all references in a program during [[Compilation (computing)|compilation]].

Rust was influenced by ideas from [[functional programming]], including [[Immutable object|immutability]], [[higher-order function]]s, and [[algebraic data type]]s. It is popular for [[systems programming]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eshwarla |first=Prabhu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEUREAAAQBAJ |title=Practical System Programming for Rust Developers: Build fast and secure software for Linux/Unix systems with the help of practical examples |date=2020-12-24 |publisher=Packt Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-80056-201-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Blandy |first1=Jim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8c_DwAAQBAJ |title=Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development |last2=Orendorff |first2=Jason |date=2017-11-21 |publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc. |isbn=978-1-4919-2725-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Astrophysics">{{Cite journal |last1=Blanco-Cuaresma |first1=Sergi |last2=Bolmont |first2=Emeline |date=2017-05-30 |title=What can the programming language Rust do for astrophysics? |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-international-astronomical-union/article/what-can-the-programming-language-rust-do-for-astrophysics/B51B6DF72B7641F2352C05A502F3D881 |journal=[[Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union]] |language=en |volume=12 |issue=S325 |pages=341–344 |doi=10.1017/S1743921316013168 |arxiv=1702.02951 |bibcode=2017IAUS..325..341B |s2cid=7857871 |issn=1743-9213}}</ref> Rust does not enforce a [[programming paradigm]], but supports object oriented programming with its structs, enums, traits and methods. Functional programming is supported via immutability, pure functions, higher order functions and pattern matching.