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LanguageRust
LicenseApache-2.0
Created2010-06-16 (16y ago)
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[Website][Rust] | [Getting started] | [Learn] | [Documentation] | [Contributing] This is the main source code repository for [Rust]. It contains the compiler, standard library, and documentation. [Rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org/ [Getting Started]: https://www.rust-lang.org/learn/get-started [Learn]: https://www.rust-lang.org/learn [Documentation]: https://www.rust-lang.org/learn#learn-use [Contributing]: CONTRIBUTING.md ## Why Rust? - **Performance:** Fast and memory-efficient, suitable for critical services, embedded devices, and easily integrated with other languages. - **Reliability:** Our rich type system and ownership model ensure memory and thread safety, reducing bugs at compile-time. - **Productivity:** Comprehensive documentation, a compiler committed to providing great diagnostics, and advanced tooling including package manager and build tool ([Cargo]), auto-formatter ([rustfmt]), linter ([Clippy]) and editor support ([rust-analyzer]). [Cargo]: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo [rustfmt]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rustfmt [Clippy]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy [rust-analyzer]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer ## Quick Start Read ["Installation"] from [The Book]. ["Installation"]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch01-01-installation.html [The Book]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/index.html ## Installing from Source If you really want to install from source (though this is not recommended), see INSTALL.md. ## Getting Help See https://www.rust-lang.org/community for a list of chat platforms and forums. ## Contributing See CONTRIBUTING.md. For a detailed explanation of the compiler's architecture and how to begin contributing, see the rustc-dev-guide. ## License Rust is primarily distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0), with portions covered by various BSD-like licenses. See LICENSE-APACHE, LICENSE-MIT, and COPYRIGHT for details. ## Trademark [The Rust Foundation][rust-foundation] owns and protects the Rust and Cargo trademarks and logos (the "Rust Trademarks"). If you want to use these names or brands, please read the [Rust language trademark policy][trademark-policy]. Third-party logos may be subject to third-party copyrights and trademarks. See [Licenses][policies-licenses] for details. [rust-foundation]: https://rustfoundation.org/ [trademark-policy]: https://rustfoundation.org/policy/rust-trademark-policy/ [policies-licenses]: https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/licenses