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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-17 12:11:38 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-17 12:13:23 +0000 |
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| parent | Releasing progress-linux version 1.65.0+dfsg1-2~progress7.99u1. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 1.66.0+dfsg1.
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diff --git a/src/doc/book/nostarch/introduction.md b/src/doc/book/nostarch/introduction.md index b3ff9b111..bcaed24c5 100644 --- a/src/doc/book/nostarch/introduction.md +++ b/src/doc/book/nostarch/introduction.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ directory, so all fixes need to be made in `/src/`. # Introduction -Welcome to *The Rust Programming Language*, an introductory book about Rust. +Welcome to *The Rust Programming Language,* an introductory book about Rust. The Rust programming language helps you write faster, more reliable software. High-level ergonomics and low-level control are often at odds in programming language design; Rust challenges that conflict. Through balancing powerful @@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ devices, audio and video analysis and transcoding, cryptocurrencies, bioinformatics, search engines, Internet of Things applications, machine learning, and even major parts of the Firefox web browser. -<!-- with Rust adopted in a lot of really recognizable names, is it worth -namedropping some companies that use Rust significantly? /LC --> -<!-- No, I don't want to show favoritism, and there are lots of politics around -the big companies using Rust that I don't want to get into. I would also worry -about the list getting dated. /Carol --> - ### Open Source Developers Rust is for people who want to build the Rust programming language, community, @@ -119,7 +113,7 @@ number guessing game. Here we cover concepts at a high level, and later chapters will provide additional detail. If you want to get your hands dirty right away, Chapter 2 is the place for that. Chapter 3 covers Rust features that are similar to those of other programming languages, and in Chapter 4 -you'll learn about Rust’s ownership system. If you’re a particularly meticulous +you’ll learn about Rust’s ownership system. If you’re a particularly meticulous learner who prefers to learn every detail before moving on to the next, you might want to skip Chapter 2 and go straight to Chapter 3, returning to Chapter 2 when you’d like to work on a project applying the details you’ve learned. @@ -182,10 +176,11 @@ that doesn’t compile. ## Resources and How to Contribute to This Book -This book is open source. If you find an error, please don't hesitate to file +This book is open source. If you find an error, please don’t hesitate to file an issue or send a pull request on GitHub at *https://github.com/rust-lang/book/*. Please see *CONTRIBUTING.md* at *https://github.com/rust-lang/book/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md* for more details. The source code for the examples in this book, errata, and other information are available at *https://www.nostarch.com/Rust2021/*. + |