COMP3007 - Modern Programming Languages

Week 3: Rust - Introduction and Basic Syntax

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yusuf Kürşat Tuncel

Department of Computer Engineering

Fall 2024-2025

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 Outline

1 Introduction to Rust

2 Setting Up Rust Environment

3 Basic Syntax

4 Functions

5 Comments and Documentation

6 Rust Playground

7 Conclusion

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 Installing Rust

Use rustup: https://rustup.rs/

Installs Rust compiler (rustc), package manager (cargo), and standard
library
Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Commands to check installation:
r u s t c −−v e r s i o n
c a r g o −−v e r s i o n

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 Hello, World!

fn main () {
println !("Hello , World !");
}

fn: Function declaration

main(): Entry point of the program
println!: Macro for printing to console

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 Variables and Mutability

let x = 5; // immutable by default

let mut y = 10; // mutable variable
y = 15; // OK
x = 6; // Error : cannot assign twice to immutable variable

Variables are immutable by default

Use mut keyword for mutable variables
Type inference is used, but can be explicitly specified

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 Control Flow

let number = 6;

if number % 4 == 0 {
println !(" number is divisible by 4");
} else if number % 3 == 0 {
println !(" number is divisible by 3");
} else {
println !(" number is not divisible by 4 or 3");
}

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 Loops

// loop
loop {
println !("This will print forever ");
}

// while loop
let mut number = 3;
while number != 0 {
println !("{}!", number );
number -= 1;
}

// for loop
for number in (1..4). rev () {
println !("{}!", number );
}

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 Function Syntax

fn add(x: i32 , y: i32) -> i32 {

x + y // Implicit return (no semicolon )
}

fn main () {
let result = add (5, 7);
println !("The sum is: {}", result );
}

Function parameters must have type annotations

Return type is specified after ->
Last expression in a function is implicitly returned

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 Comments and Documentation

// This is a single -line comment

/*
This is a
multi -line comment
*/

/// This is a documentation comment

/// It can be used to generate documentation
fn documented_function () {
// Function body
}

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 Rust Playground

Online Rust compiler and execution environment

Great for quick experiments and sharing code
URL: https://play.rust-lang.org/
Features:
Compile and run Rust code
Share code snippets
Choose different versions of Rust
Access to popular crates

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 Conclusion

Recap of Rust’s basic syntax and concepts

Importance of practicing these fundamentals
Preview of next week’s topic: Ownership and Borrowing

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 Thank You! Any Questions?

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