Chris Woody Woodruff

If you've been writing C# for a while, you’ve likely crossed paths with ref, in, and out parameters. They allow you to pass variables by reference, enabling a method to read or modify the...

Okay, so picture this: you're cruising along in your nice, type-safe Rust code, and suddenly... your variable vanishes. Not literally, of course. But the compiler throws a fit, and you’re left staring at an error...

Let’s get one thing out of the way: as a C# developer, I’ve never had to think too hard about memory. The garbage collector (GC) is always there, lurking in the background, sweeping up...

Seven days into learning Rust, and I feel like I’ve been through a developer bootcamp with a compiler that doubles as a personal trainer. It doesn’t let you slack, but it does make you...

When I first started exploring Rust, one of my instincts was to reach for a class. You know the drill. Need to model some data? Write a class, slap a few properties on it...

Today’s Rust lesson hit a familiar note but with a twist. Writing functions in Rust feels almost like writing them in C#. Until, of course, the compiler reminds you that this language doesn’t always...

So today, I ran head-first into a Rust design decision that made me pause and go, “Wait really?” In C#, I can declare a variable with var and change it later. No fuss. In Rust?...

Let’s be honest—every new language journey begins the same way: with a humble "Hello, World!" It’s the developer's rite of passage. So today, on Day 3 of my 42-day Rust challenge, I’m writing the...

It’s Day 2 of my journey learning Rust as a longtime C# developer, and today I took the plunge: I installed Rust and created my first project. The whole thing felt a bit like...