Ownership in Rust: The Most C++-ish Thing I’ve Loved (and I Mean That in a Good Way)
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…
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Reflections on Week 1: Rust's Minimalism Hits Different
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…
Rust Scalar and Compound Types: Where Are My C# Classes?
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…
Functions in Rust: Familiar Yet Different
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…
Variables in Rust: Let Me Be Immutable
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.…
Hello, Rust! Hello, World! Rust vs C# Syntax
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…
dotnet new, Meet cargo new: A Tale of Two CLIs
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…
Why Rust? A C# Developer’s Journey Begins
The daily list of topics for the series is here: From C to Rust: A 42-Day Developer Challenge Today marks Day 1 of my 42-day challenge to learn Rust—with a twist. I’m…
From C# to Rust: A 42-Day Developer Challenge
I’ve spent over a decade writing C and building solutions on .NET. But for six weeks, we will step outside the managed world of garbage collection and runtime JIT to…
Rust for the Sharp Mind: 6 Weeks of Learning Rust as a C# Developer
What will happen when you take a C developer, hand them a curly-brace language that loves safety and hates nulls, and give them six weeks to figure it out? You will…
The Future of Server-Driven Web Apps: Why htmx and ASP.NET Are Just Getting Started
Welcome back, Razor Pages fan. Today, we’re looking ahead at where htmx and ASP.NET Core are heading in the grand scheme of web development. Spoiler alert: Server-driven…
Debugging htmx in ASP.NET Razor Pages: Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Welcome back, fellow developer! So you’ve embraced htmx to make your ASP.NET Razor Pages more interactive and excellent. But just like anything in development, things…