ozgen/rust-playground

Rust Playground

This repository contains a series of Rust example projects that demonstrate fundamental and intermediate concepts in Rust programming. Each folder is numbered to indicate a progressive learning path.

Project Structure

Folder	Description
1_hello	Basic "Hello, world!" program – your first Rust app
2_functions	Functions and basic parameter/return usage
3_simple_types	Primitive data types and operations
4_control_flow	If/else, match, and basic control structures
5_string_example	String manipulations and methods
6_control_flow_strings	Combined string operations with control flow
7_ownership_example	Understanding Rust's ownership system
8_ownership_references	References and borrowing rules
9_struct_and_traits_example	Using structs and implementing traits
10_structs_traits	Advanced trait usage and composition
11_collection_example	Working with collections: Vec, HashMap, etc.
12_enum_example	Basic usage of enums and pattern matching
13_collections_enum_example	Mixing collections and enums for richer logic
14_closure_example	Closures and capturing environment
15_thread_example	Basic multithreading with std::thread
16_thread_closure_example	Using closures in multithreaded contexts
invaders	A game project (likely based on the Invaders tutorial)
LICENSE	MIT License file

Requirements

• Rust
• A code editor like VS Code or IntelliJ Rust
• To run a specific example:

cd <example_folder>
cargo run