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ph3 mw8-m mw9-l center"> <div class="flex flex-column flex-row-l"> <div class="w-70-l mw8-l"> <h1>Rust</h1> <h2 class="mt4 mb0 f2 f1-ns"> A language empowering everyone <br class='dn db-ns'> to build reliable and efficient software. </h2> </div> <div class="w-30-l flex-column pl0-l pr0-l pl3 pr3"> <a class="button button-download ph4 mt0 w-100" href="/learn/get-started"> Get Started </a> <p class="tc f3 f2-l mt3"> <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/04/03/Rust-1.86.0.html" class="download-link">Version 1.86.0</a> </p> </div> </div> </header> <section id="language-values" class="green"> <div class="w-100 mw-none ph3 mw8-m mw9-l center f3"> <header class="pb0"> <h2> Why Rust? </h2> <div class="highlight"></div> </header> <div class="flex-none flex-l"> <section class="w-100 pv2 pv0-l mt4"> <h3 class="f2 f1-l">Performance</h3> <p class="f3 lh-copy"> Rust is blazingly fast and memory-efficient: with no runtime or garbage collector, it can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages. </p> </section> <section class="w-100 pv2 pv0-l mt4 mh5-l"> <h3 class="f2 f1-l">Reliability</h3> <p class="f3 lh-copy"> Rust’s rich type system and ownership model guarantee memory-safety and thread-safety — enabling you to eliminate many classes of bugs at compile-time. </p> </section> <section class="w-100 pv2 pv0-l mt4"> <h3 class="f2 f1-l">Productivity</h3> <p class="f3 lh-copy"> Rust has great documentation, a friendly compiler with useful error messages, and top-notch tooling — an integrated package manager and build tool, smart multi-editor support with auto-completion and type inspections, an auto-formatter, and more. </p> </section> </div> </div> </section> <section class="purple"> <div class="w-100 mw-none ph3 mw8-m mw9-l center f3"> <header> <h2> Build it in Rust </h2> <div class="highlight"></div> </header> <div class="flex-none flex-l flex-row"> <p class="flex-grow-1 pb2"> In 2018, the Rust community decided to improve the programming experience for a few distinct domains (see <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/03/12/roadmap.html">the 2018 roadmap</a>). For these, you can find many high-quality crates and some awesome guides on how to get started. </p> </div> <div class="flex-none flex-l flex-row"> <div class="flex flex-row flex-column-l justify-between-l mw8 measure-wide-l w-100 mt5 mt2-l"> <div class="v-top tc-l"> <img src="/static/images/cli.svg" alt="terminal" class="mw3 mw4-ns"/> </div> <div class="v-top pl4 pl0-l pt0 pt3-l measure-wide-l flex-l flex-column-l flex-auto-l justify-between-l"> <h3 class="tc-l"> Command Line </h3> <p class="flex-grow-1"> Whip up a CLI tool quickly with Rust’s robust ecosystem. Rust helps you maintain your app with confidence and distribute it with ease. </p> <a href="/what/cli" class="button button-secondary">Building Tools</a> </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-row flex-column-l justify-between-l mw8 measure-wide-l w-100 mt5 mt2-l pl4-l"> <div class="v-top tc-l"> <img src="/static/images/webassembly.svg" alt="gear with puzzle piece elements" class="mw3 mw4-ns"/> </div> <div class="v-top pl4 pl0-l pt0 pt3-l measure-wide-l flex-l flex-column-l flex-auto-l justify-between-l"> <h3 class="tc-l"> WebAssembly </h3> <p class="flex-grow-1"> Use Rust to supercharge your JavaScript, one module at a time. Publish to npm, bundle with webpack, and you’re off to the races. </p> <a href="/what/wasm" class="button button-secondary">Writing Web Apps</a> </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-row flex-column-l justify-between-l mw8 measure-wide-l w-100 mt5 mt2-l pl4-l"> <div class="v-top tc-l"> <img src="/static/images/networking.svg" alt="a cloud with nodes" class="mw3 mw4-ns"/> </div> <div class="v-top pl4 pl0-l pt0 pt3-l measure-wide-l flex-l flex-column-l flex-auto-l justify-between-l"> <h3 class="tc-l"> Networking </h3> <p class="flex-grow-1"> Predictable performance. Tiny resource footprint. Rock-solid reliability. Rust is great for network services. </p> <a href="/what/networking" class="button button-secondary">Working On Servers</a> </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-row flex-column-l justify-between-l mw8 measure-wide-l w-100 mt5 mt2-l pl4-l"> <div class="v-top tc-l"> <img src="/static/images/embedded.svg" alt="an embedded device chip" class="mw3 mw4-ns"/> </div> <div class="v-top pl4 pl0-l pt0 pt3-l measure-wide-l flex-l flex-column-l flex-auto-l justify-between-l"> <h3 class="tc-l"> Embedded </h3> <p class="flex-grow-1"> Targeting low-resource devices? Need low-level control without giving up high-level conveniences? Rust has you covered. </p> <a href="/what/embedded" class="button button-secondary">Starting With Embedded</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="white production"> <div class="w-100 mw-none ph3 mw8-m mw9-l center"> <header> <h2>Rust in production</h2> <div class="highlight"></div> </header> <div class="description"> <p class="lh-copy f2"> Hundreds of companies around the world are using Rust in production today for fast, low-resource, cross-platform solutions. Software you know and love, like <a href="https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/08/inside-a-super-fast-css-engine-quantum-css-aka-stylo/">Firefox</a>, <a href="https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/06/lossless-compression-with-brotli/">Dropbox</a>, and <a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-workers-as-a-serverless-rust-platform/">Cloudflare</a>, uses Rust. <strong>From startups to large corporations, from embedded devices to scalable web services, Rust is a great fit.</strong> </p> </div> <div class="testimonials"> <div class="testimonial flex-none flex-l"> <div class="w-100 w-70-l" id="npm-testimonial"> <blockquote class="lh-title-ns"> My biggest compliment to Rust is that it's boring, and this is an amazing compliment. </blockquote> <p class="attribution">– Chris Dickinson, Engineer at npm, Inc</p> </div> <div class="w-100 w-30-l tc"> <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/"> <img src="/static/images/user-logos/npm.svg" alt="npm Logo" class="w-33 w-60-ns h-auto" /> </a> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="testimonial flex-none flex-l"> <div class="w-100 w-30-l tc"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZbF4apABk"><img src="/static/images/user-logos/yelp.png" alt="Yelp Logo" class="w-80" /></a> </div> <div class="w-100 w-70-l" id="yelp-testimonial"> <blockquote> All the documentation, the tooling, the community is great - you have all the tools to succeed in writing Rust code. </blockquote> <p class="attribution">– Antonio Verardi, Infrastructure Engineer</p> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/production" class="button button-secondary">Learn More</a> </div> </section> <section class="get-involved red"> <div class="w-100 mw-none ph3 mw8-m mw9-l center f3"> <header> <h2>Get involved</h2> <div class="highlight"></div> </header> <div class="flex flex-column flex-row-l"> <div id="read-rust" class="mw-50-l mr4-l pt0 flex flex-column justify-between-l"> <h3>Read Rust</h3> <p class="flex-grow-1">We love documentation! Take a look at the books available online, as well as key blog posts and user guides.</p> <a href="learn" class="button button-secondary">Read the book</a> </div> <div id="watch-rust" class="mw-50-l pt3 pt0-l flex flex-column justify-between-l"> <h3>Watch Rust</h3> <p class="flex-grow-1">The Rust community has a dedicated YouTube channel collecting a huge range of presentations and tutorials.</p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaYhcUwRBNscFNUKTjgPFiA" class="button button-secondary">Watch the Videos</a> </div> </div> <div class="pt3"> <h3>Contribute code</h3> <p> Rust is truly a community effort, and we welcome contribution from hobbyists and production users, from newcomers and seasoned professionals. 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