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Rust Systems Programming

Memory-Safe High-Performance Applications

by Alex Rodriguez

$59.99

About This Book

Rust Systems Programming is the comprehensive guide to building high-performance, memory-safe systems applications with Rust. Whether you’re coming from C/C++ or new to systems programming entirely, this book will teach you how to leverage Rust’s unique ownership system to build robust, efficient software.

What You’ll Learn

  • Rust Fundamentals: Ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes for systems programming
  • Memory Management: Zero-cost abstractions and manual memory control
  • Concurrency: Safe parallelism without data races
  • I/O and Networking: Building efficient network applications
  • Operating System Interfaces: Working with system calls and kernel interfaces
  • Embedded Programming: Rust for resource-constrained environments
  • Performance Optimization: Profiling and optimizing Rust applications
  • Unsafe Rust: When and how to use unsafe code responsibly

Key Features

  • Hands-On Projects: Build real systems applications throughout the book
  • Performance Benchmarks: Compare Rust performance with C and C++
  • Cross-Platform Coverage: Examples for Linux, Windows, and embedded targets
  • Industry Patterns: Proven patterns from production Rust systems
  • Safety Analysis: Understanding Rust’s compile-time guarantees

Perfect For

This book is ideal for:

  • C/C++ developers interested in memory-safe alternatives
  • Systems programmers looking to adopt Rust
  • Embedded engineers working on safety-critical systems
  • Performance-oriented developers seeking zero-cost abstractions

Table of Contents

Part I: Rust for Systems Programming

  1. Memory Safety Without Garbage Collection
  2. Ownership and Resource Management
  3. Advanced Type System Features
  4. Error Handling in Systems Code

Part II: Core Systems Programming

  1. Working with Operating Systems
  2. File Systems and I/O
  3. Concurrent Programming Patterns
  4. Network Programming

Part III: Advanced Topics

  1. Unsafe Rust and FFI
  2. Memory Allocators and Custom Collections
  3. Async Programming for Systems
  4. Cross-Platform Development

Part IV: Specialized Applications

  1. Embedded Systems Programming
  2. Operating System Development
  3. High-Performance Computing
  4. WebAssembly and WASI

Part V: Production Deployment

  1. Testing Systems Code
  2. Debugging and Profiling
  3. Security Considerations
  4. Maintaining Large Rust Projects

Discover the future of systems programming. Build faster, safer systems with Rust.

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