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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