% Rust documentation # Reference docs **Current (0.9)** * [Tutorial](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/tutorial.html) * Guides * [borrowed pointers](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-borrowed-ptr.html) * [conditions](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-conditions.html) * [containers & iterators](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-container.html) * [ffi](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-ffi.html) * [macros](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-macros.html) * [rustpkg](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-rustpkg.html) * [tasks](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-tasks.html) * [testing](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/guide-testing.html) * [Manual](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/rust.html) ([PDF](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/rust.pdf)) * [Standard library](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/std/index.html) * [Extra library](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/extra/index.html) * [Package manager](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/0.9/rustpkg.html) **In-development (git master)** * [Tutorial](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/tutorial.html) ([PDF](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/tutorial.pdf)) * Guides * [borrowed pointers](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-borrowed-ptr.html) * [conditions](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-conditions.html) * [containers & iterators](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-container.html) * [ffi](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-ffi.html) * [macros](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-macros.html) * [rustpkg](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-rustpkg.html) * [tasks](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-tasks.html) * [testing](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/guide-testing.html) * [Manual](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/rust.html) ([PDF](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/rust.pdf)) * [Standard library](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/std/index.html) * [Extra library](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/extra/index.html) * [libgreen](http://static.rust-lang.org/doc/master/green/index.html) * [libnative](http://static.rust-lang.org/doc/master/native/index.html) * [Package manager](http://doc.rust-lang.org/doc/master/rustpkg.html) # FAQs * [Language FAQ][lang-faq] * [Project FAQ][project-faq] * [Usage FAQ][usage-faq] * [Code cheatsheet][cheatsheet] - "How do I do X?" * [HOWTO submit a bug report][bugreport] [lang-faq]: complement-lang-faq.html [project-faq]: complement-project-faq.html [usage-faq]: complement-usage-faq.html [cheatsheet]: complement-cheatsheet.html [bugreport]: complement-bugreport.html # Community > **Note** that to guard against botnet attacks we occasionally turn on moderation, disallowing > unregistered users from joining or talking. 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Sorry for the inconvenience.* * IRC * [#rust on irc.mozilla.org][pound-rust] - Main Rust channel - general discussion * [#rust-internals on irc.mozilla.org][pound-rust-internals] - Rust compiler and library development * [#rust-gamedev on irc.mozilla.org][pound-rust-gamedev] - game development in Rust * [#rust-osdev on irc.mozill.org][pound-rust-osdev] - OS development in Rust * [#rust on irc.ozinger.org][pound-rust-korea] - Korean Rust community * Mailing list [rust-dev] * Reddit's [r/rust] * User groups * [Rust Bay Area][rust-bay-area] * [Rust Korea][rust-korea] * [Rust Skåne][rust-skane] * [Rust 中文圈][rust-zh] (on Google+) [pound-rust]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust [pound-rust-internals]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-internals [pound-rust-gamedev]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-gamedev [pound-rust-osdev]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-osdev [pound-rust-korea]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.ozinger.org&channel=%23rust [rust-dev]: https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev [r/rust]: http://reddit.com/r/rust [rust-bay-area]: http://www.meetup.com/Rust-Bay-Area/ [rust-korea]: http://rust-kr.org/ [rust-skane]: http://www.meetup.com/rust-skane/ [rust-zh]: https://plus.google.com/communities/100629002107624231185/ # Specialized documentation [Releases][release-notes] - Links to current and old releases and documentation [Detailed release notes][detailed-release-notes] - Further explanation of language changes [Rust for C++ programmers][rust-for-c] - A cheat sheet [Rusticon][rust-icon] - A glossary of terms commonly used in Rust and Rust tools. [Unit testing][unit-testing] - Writing tests and running them with the built-in test driver [Using rustpkg][rustpkg] - Managing packages [Using rustdoc][rustdoc] - How to extract Markdown and HTML documentation from code [Package documentation](http://docs.octayn.net/) - Documentation for rust packages [Continuous integration][ci] - Test your GitHub-hosted packages with Travis CI [Reading and writing files][doc-rw] [Attributes][doc-attributes] - The role of metadata in Rust code, with descriptions of many applications [Packages, editors, and other tools][tools] [Packaging Terminology][doc-terminology] [Crate Hashes][crate-hashes] - How Rust generates crate filenames, versions symbols, and why [Computer Graphics and Game Development][game-dev] - Libraries and example projects [Présentation du langage Rust](http://lea-linux.org/documentations/Rust) - Detailed documentation in French, with examples [Building for Android][building-android] [Building for iOS][building-ios] [release-notes]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-releases [detailed-release-notes]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-detailed-release-notes [rust-for-c]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Rust-for-CXX-programmers [rust-icon]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/The-Rusticon [unit-testing]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-unit-testing [rustpkg]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Rustpkg [rustdoc]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-using-rustdoc [ci]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-continuous-integration [doc-rw]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-reading-and-writing-files [doc-attributes]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-attributes [tools]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-packages%2C-editors%2C-and-other-tools [doc-terminology]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-packaging-terminology [crate-hashes]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-crate-hashes [game-dev]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Computer-Graphics-and-Game-Development [building-android]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-building-for-android [building-ios]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-building-for-ios Some Rust classics: * [Pointers in Rust: A Guide](http://words.steveklabnik.com/pointers-in-rust-a-guide) * [A taste of Rust](https://lwn.net/Articles/547145/) * [An overview of memory management in Rust](http://pcwalton.github.com/blog/2013/03/18/an-overview-of-memory-management-in-rust/) * [Which pointer should I use?](http://pcwalton.github.com/blog/2013/03/09/which-pointer-should-i-use/) * [Lifetimes explained](http://maikklein.github.io/2013/08/27/lifetimes-explained/) * [Little things that matter in language design](http://lwn.net/Articles/553131/) * [Operator overloading in Rust](http://maniagnosis.crsr.net/2013/04/operator-overloading-in-rust.html) * [Embedding Rust in Ruby](http://brson.github.com/2013/03/10/embedding-rust-in-ruby/) * [A first parallel program in Rust](http://blog.leahhanson.us/a-first-parallel-program-in-rust.html) * [FizzBuzz revisited](http://composition.al/blog/2013/03/02/fizzbuzz-revisited/) * [Ownership types in Rust, and whether they're worth it](http://tim.dreamwidth.org/1784423.html) * [Reasoning about the heap in Rust](http://johnbender.us/2013/04/30/reasoning-about-the-heap-in-rust) * [The Option Type](http://nickdesaulniers.github.io/blog/2013/05/07/rust-pattern-matching-and-the-option-type/) * [How I got started hacking rustc](http://cmr.github.io/blog/2013/06/23/how-i-got-started-with-rust/) * [Abstraction penalties, stack allocation, and ownership types](http://robert.ocallahan.org/2007/10/abstraction-penalties-stack-allocation_23.html) * [Présentation de Rust 0.8](http://linuxfr.org/news/presentation-de-rust-0-8) - A very detailed article about Rust 0.8, in French! # Presentations * [John Clements, 10-minute talk (video)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KgXy7jnwhY) at SoCal PLS on Rust, Macros, and Hygiene. December 2013. * [Felix's Codemesh 2013 slides](http://pnkfelix.github.io/present-rust-codemesh2013/fklock-rust-codemesh2013.pdf) * Geoffroy Couprie's [Scala.IO 2013 slides](http://dev.unhandledexpression.com/slides/rust-scalaio/) * Steve's presentation at RuPy 2013 "Nobody Knows Rust." [slides](http://steveklabnik.github.io/nobody_knows_rust/#/), video to come soon * [Tim's presentation at OS Bridge 2013](http://opensourcebridge.org/sessions/970) - And [slides](http://opensourcebridge.org/wiki/2013/Rust%3A_A_Friendly_Introduction) * [Niko's presentation at Northeastern](http://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2013/07/18/rust-presentation-at-northeastern/) - Slides only * [An I/O system for Rust](https://air.mozilla.org/intern-presentations-reed/) - Eric Reed's intern presentation on I/O * [Types of Types](https://air.mozilla.org/ben-blum-from-the-research-team-presents-types-of-types-in-rust/) - Ben Blum's intern presentation on 'kinds' * [Default methods in Rust](https://air.mozilla.org/intern-presentation-sullivan/) - Michael Sullivan's intern presentation on default methods * [A work stealing runtime for Rust](https://air.mozilla.org/2013-intern-todd/) - Aaron Todd's intern presentation on the Rust scheduler * [Dave Herman's StrangeLoop 2012 talk](http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Rust)