What is iHateReading?

iHateReading is a software development learning platform that breaks programming topics into step-by-step threads, roadmaps, templates, and curated developer resources.

What can I learn on iHateReading?

You can learn software development through step-by-step threads, frontend/backend/mobile roadmaps, the monthly developer magazine, GitHub trending projects, Cursor rules, job portals, and ready-made website templates.

Is iHateReading free to read?

Yes. Threads, roadmaps, explore posts, the developer magazine, job portals, and most learning resources on iHateReading are free to read. Templates in the store are paid products.

What is iHateReading Magazine?

iHateReading Magazine is a monthly paper-style developer digest at /magazine. It curates the latest blogs, Universo tools, SaaS directories, RSS reads, and GitHub trending into sections such as Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Databases, Testing, Tools, and Misc.

Roadmap

Rust Developer Roadmap

Learn Rust from ownership and borrowing to traits, async, Cargo, and systems-style thinking — with code examples and resources for backend and tooling.

Rust trades a strict compile-time contract for memory safety without a garbage collector — ideal for CLI tools, services, WASM, and performance-sensitive backends. This roadmap teaches the language in the same structured format as our AI and JavaScript tracks.

If JavaScript optimizes for flexibility and Python for readability, Rust optimizes for correctness under concurrency. Expect compiler errors early instead of segfaults in production.

Roadmap (Things to Learn)

What is Rust used for in 2026?

CLI & developer tools — ripgrep, fd, swc-style tooling
Backend services — Axum, Actix, high-concurrency APIs
WebAssembly — near-native modules in the browser
Systems integration — when Python/JS need a fast native core

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What Is It?

The Rust track teaches memory-safe systems programming without a garbage collector.

Chapters cover syntax, ownership, traits, Cargo tooling, async, and popular crates for HTTP and serialization.

Interview prep focuses on borrow checker rules teams ask about daily.

Why Should I Care?

Rust powers CLIs, infra tools, and performance-sensitive services where C++ used to dominate.

Understanding ownership upfront prevents fighting the compiler later.

Real World Analogy

Rust's roadmap is a flight school syllabus: ground school (syntax), simulator (ownership), then instrument flying (async, Cargo, web crates).

Visual Mental Model

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start -> syntax -> ownership -> traits/errors
       -> cargo/tests -> async -> ecosystem

Beginner Explanation

This hub lists chapters in the order Rust expects you to learn them. Ownership is not a side quest — it is the language.

Smallest Possible Example

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fn main() {
    println!("Hello, iHateReading");
}

Common Mistakes

❌ Skipping ownership to rush web frameworks.

Axum examples still borrow and move data — without basics, examples look like incantations.

❌ Trying to write Java-style OOP everywhere.

Rust favors composition, traits, and enums over deep inheritance.

❌ Ignoring compiler error messages.

Rust errors often include fix suggestions — read them like a mentor.

Real Project Example

Cloudflare and Discord use Rust for performance-critical components.

1Password and Figma ship Rust in security-sensitive paths.

Build This Mini Project

Skim each chapter link and note which ones mention borrow checker, traits, or async — that is your study checklist.

Interview Question

Why learn Rust in 2026?

Teams pick Rust when they need C-like performance and control with compile-time safety against data races and use-after-free — common in infra, crypto, and high-throughput services.