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

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Updated 44 minutes ago
Added to GitGenius on September 6th, 2026
Created on May 12th, 2024
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 50 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 2,171
Total Stargazers: 9,508 (+0)
Total Subscribers: 51 (+0)

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Median issue/PR response: 23.8 days
Mean response time: 89.8 days
90th percentile: 347.8 days
Tracked items: 50

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Around half of the issues opened in the past year never receive a reply. 100% of open issues come from outside the core team, so the backlog reflects real-world use rather than internal planning. Only 9% of issues opened in the past year have been closed. Three people close 74% of everything that gets resolved.

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Open issues: 29
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Avg open age: 487 days
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Stale 90+ days: 26

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Detailed Description

100-exercises-to-learn-rust is a self-paced learning course that teaches Rust through hands-on problem-solving.

The course addresses the challenge of learning Rust by providing a structured progression of exercises that build from foundational concepts to practical programming ability. Rather than relying on theory alone, the approach emphasizes learning-by-doing: learners work through exercises sequentially, each one reinforcing specific Rust concepts and patterns until they can write their own programs independently.

This course suits anyone new to Rust who prefers active learning over passive reading. It works well for developers from other languages who want to understand Rust's unique features through concrete examples, as well as for those building foundational knowledge before tackling real projects. The course requires only a Rust installation and optionally an IDE with Rust support, making it accessible to anyone with a development environment already set up.

The project maintains a solutions branch alongside the main exercise repository, allowing learners to check their work or review alternative approaches. The course material is actively maintained and draws from professional Rust training experience, suggesting ongoing refinement based on real-world teaching feedback.