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Hands-On Functional Programming in Rust

By : Andrew Johnson
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Hands-On Functional Programming in Rust

By: Andrew Johnson

Overview of this book

Functional programming allows developers to divide programs into smaller, reusable components that ease the creation, testing, and maintenance of software as a whole. Combined with the power of Rust, you can develop robust and scalable applications that fulfill modern day software requirements. This book will help you discover all the Rust features that can be used to build software in a functional way. We begin with a brief comparison of the functional and object-oriented approach to different problems and patterns. We then quickly look at the patterns of control flow, data the abstractions of these unique to functional programming. The next part covers how to create functional apps in Rust; mutability and ownership, which are exclusive to Rust, are also discussed. Pure functions are examined next and you'll master closures, their various types, and currying. We also look at implementing concurrency through functional design principles and metaprogramming using macros. Finally, we look at best practices for debugging and optimization. By the end of the book, you will be familiar with the functional approach of programming and will be able to use these techniques on a daily basis.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Recognizing anti-patterns of ownership

Consider the following situation.

Congratulations, you have inherited legacy code. A previous team responsible for developing privileged access modules for elevators has been moved to a different project. They successfully developed code libraries to interface with a range of microcontrollers. However, while developing the access logic in Rust, they found object ownership to be very complicated and were unable to develop software that was compatible with Rust.

Your task in this chapter will be to analyze their code, look for possible solutions, then create a library to support privileged access for your elevators. To clarify, privileged access refers to override codes and keys made available to emergency services such as police, firemen, and so on.

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