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% The Advanced Rust Programming Language
% The Rustonomicon
#### The Dark Arts of Advanced and Unsafe Rust Programming
# NOTE: This is a draft document, and may contain serious errors
So you've played around with Rust a bit. You've written a few simple programs
and you think you grok the basics. Maybe you've even read through *[The Rust
Programming Language][trpl]* (TRPL). Now you want to get neck-deep in all the
nitty-gritty details of the language. You want to know those weird corner-cases.
You want to know what the heck `unsafe` really means, and how to properly use
it. This is the book for you.
To be clear, this book goes into serious detail. We're going to dig into
exception-safety and pointer aliasing. We're going to talk about memory
models. We're even going to do some type-theory. This is stuff that you
absolutely don't need to know to write fast and safe Rust programs.
You could probably close this book *right now* and still have a productive
and happy career in Rust.
However if you intend to write unsafe code -- or just really want to dig into
the guts of the language -- this book contains invaluable information.
Unlike TRPL we will be assuming considerable prior knowledge. In particular, you
should be comfortable with basic systems programming and basic Rust. If you
don't feel comfortable with these topics, you should consider [reading
TRPL][trpl], though we will not be assuming that you have. You can skip
straight to this book if you want; just know that we won't be explaining
everything from the ground up.
Due to the nature of advanced Rust programming, we will be spending a lot of
time talking about *safety* and *guarantees*. In particular, a significant
portion of the book will be dedicated to correctly writing and understanding
Unsafe Rust.
> Instead of the programs I had hoped for, there came only a shuddering blackness
and ineffable loneliness; and I saw at last a fearful truth which no one had
ever dared to breathe before — the unwhisperable secret of secrets — The fact
that this language of stone and stridor is not a sentient perpetuation of Rust
as London is of Old London and Paris of Old Paris, but that it is in fact
quite unsafe, its sprawling body imperfectly embalmed and infested with queer
animate things which have nothing to do with it as it was in compilation.
This book digs into all the awful details that are necessary to understand in
order to write correct Unsafe Rust programs. Due to the nature of this problem,
it may lead to unleashing untold horrors that shatter your psyche into a billion
infinitesimal fragments of despair.
Should you wish a long and happy career of writing Rust programs, you should
turn back now and forget you ever saw this book. It is not necessary. However
if you intend to write unsafe code -- or just want to dig into the guts of the
language -- this book contains invaluable information.
Unlike [The Book][trpl] we will be assuming considerable prior knowledge. In
particular, you should be comfortable with basic systems programming and Rust.
If you don't feel comfortable with these topics, you should consider [reading
The Book][trpl] first. Though we will not be assuming that you have, and will
take care to occasionally give a refresher on the basics where appropriate. You
can skip straight to this book if you want; just know that we won't be
explaining everything from the ground up.
To be clear, this book goes into deep detail. We're going to dig into
exception-safety, pointer aliasing, memory models, and even some type-theory.
We will also be spending a lot of time talking about the different kinds
of safety and guarantees.
[trpl]: ../book/

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