Because I might, in some conceivable future, wish to implement that obscure data structure the doubly-linked list.
Shrug. And?
You can implement it and it's a bit harder in Rust https://rust-unofficial.github.io/too-many-lists/index.html
Are doubly-linked lists actually rarely implemented? I thought they were the back end of things like python lists, or something similar.
I was being sarcastic.
Does rust have an equivalent to the classic KR book?
Did Unix? Does C with lambdas has its K&R?
I don't see why it's some sort of requirement.
After K&R 2nd Ed. (ANSI C) and Modern C (C99) you can do a lot.
Someone somewhere once likened UNIX to the OS version of C to me, or something like that. There's also the various books on UNIX from those days.
My question though was more about rust as a language. Does it have a golden standard introduction to it like C does. Not 'some sort of requirement', but genuine interest in a clear path to learn the language.
> My question though was more about rust as a language. Does it have a golden standard introduction to it like C does.
You'd have to be specific. If you are looking for simplicity, nothing will ever beat C, but just because a languague is simple doesn't mean it's easy to program. See Brainfuck.
Generally Rust Book is considered a gold standard, but I rarely read them unless I am truly at a loss what next.
At that point, why not just use Rust?