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    A self-paced course to learn Rust, one exercise at a time.

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    learning-by-doing
    rust
    Rust
    9.7K stars
    2.2K forks
    9.7K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    The project lists 58 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a self-paced course to learn Rust through 100 progressively challenging exercises.
    • Enables hands-on learning by doing, helping users build practical Rust skills step-by-step.
    • Use for beginners wanting to start programming in Rust with guided, incremental exercises.
    • Use for developers seeking to reinforce Rust knowledge through practical coding challenges.
    • Use for educators looking for a structured Rust curriculum to support student learning.

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    From the README

    You've heard about Rust, but you never had the chance to try it out?
    This course is for you!

    You'll learn Rust by solving 100 exercises.
    You'll go from knowing nothing about Rust to being able to start writing your own programs, one exercise at a time.

    Go to rust-exercises.com and follow the instructions there to get started with the course.

    Excerpt from the mainmatter/100-exercises-to-learn-rust README on GitHub. © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Sep 22: +6

    +243 stars over 87 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +6 on Sep 22.

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    Open issues

    53+2

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