From Python to Rust: First Impressions
I did a lot of systems programming in the last couple of months. In Python. Time to explore how I would do that in a language that is closer to the system yet brings guarantees I’d love to have in Python as well: Rust. But what are the core concepts, how does Rust code feel like? Let’s find out. Motivation A good share of my recent work involves building libraries in Python around proprietary communication protocols that handle data retrieval, decoding, validation, and proper error handling....