Let’s assume we have a list of numbers, and we want to transform them into a list of structs: into_iter(): Consumes the original collection, turning it into an iterator. enumerate(): Adds an index (id) to each item. map(): Applies a closure to transform each item. collect(): Gathers the transformed items into a collection (e.g., Vec). […]

Comparison: impl Fn vs Box<dyn Fn> 1. Using impl Fn (Static Dispatch) Explanation: 2. Using Box<dyn Fn> (Dynamic Dispatch) Explanation: Key Differences: Feature impl Fn (Static Dispatch) Box<dyn Fn> (Dynamic Dispatch) Dispatch Type Compile-time (Static Dispatch) Run-time (Dynamic Dispatch) Performance Faster (No heap allocation) Slower (Heap allocation + Indirection) Flexibility Less flexible (Fixed closure type) […]

Tokio is an asynchronous runtime for Rust. “It provides the building blocks needed for writing network applications.” – It’s pretty much the de-facto standard for Rust! Before we look at “spawn” let’s review what tokio is, how to use it, and look at what tasks are. tokio::main The #[tokio::main] function is a macro. It transforms […]

TL;DR – use the “R” in RwLock as “R” for READ – i.e when there are lots of reads/Read mostly, use RwLock Choosing between a Mutex and an RwLock in Rust depends on the nature of the access patterns and the trade-offs you’re willing to make in your program’s concurrency model. Here’s a detailed breakdown […]

In this article, we will explore how to format and display byte data in Rust. Specifically, we’ll focus on a simple program that formats a secret (a Vec<u8>, or vector of bytes) as a binary string. Understanding the Code Here is the Rust code that we will break down: 1. Defining the Struct In this […]

Bitwise operations When working with data processing in Rust, there are times you may need to efficiently combine elements from an array into a single variable. This tutorial explains how to take four elements from a 1D array of bytes (u8) at a time and pack them into a single 4-byte variable (u32). This approach […]

Here’s an example demonstrating how to use lazy_static to initialize a global logger with thread-safe access in Rust. The code is structured to illustrate safe concurrency and the advantages of lazy initialization while remaining simple enough for a beginner to grasp. lazy_static: Mutex for Thread Safety: Global Logger: Future Expansion:

using the criterion crate This is a very very basic demo I made to learn how to benchmark my own function. I made a new project, added a lib.rs and then made a function inside lib.rs called “cycler” This is a tiny function so won’t really make full use of the benchmarks but I wanted […]

Let’s look at how each pixel’s colour is stored in a single 32-bit integer using the RGBA format 1D Array Representation The buffer is a 1D array that stores the pixel colors for each pixel in the window. The array’s length is width * height, and each entry in the array is a 32-bit integer […]