A small introduction

Thank you for reading Rust Quest!
This book is designed for people with zero experience in Rust or programming in general, so don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll leave having learned something!

Usually, Rust is seen as a difficult language to learn, and is not recommended as a first language.
Well, my goal is to prove otherwise!

I believe Rust is a very strict but thorough teacher, that makes sure you understand your code before letting you run it.
Some may find this unappealing at first: “Let me run my program!”
However, this strictness will make you a better programmer, one that writes code that “works the first time”.

What makes this book unique is that it’s organized into ‘Quests’.
Each quest provides a programming lesson and includes snippets of code that you’ll need to write modify in order to complete it.

It is possible that sometimes you won’t understand what’s going on, and that’s okay!

Most exercises follow the “learn by doing” approach, and will expect you to find the solution on your own, even if you do not fully understand.
If you find yourself stuck, you can always click on the “Hint” button (the light bulb icon) to get a little help.

Try running the following snippet (click the “Run” button on the right or press Ctrl + ↵ on your keyboard while editing):

println!("Hello World!")