Asynchronous Programming in Rust: Learn asynchronous programming by building working examples of futures, green threads, and runtimes
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- Master asynchronous Rust through examples focusing on key concepts
- Build a solid understanding of concepts such as coroutines, fibers, futures, and callbacks
- Explore Rust's futures, craft your own runtime, and excel in handling stacks, ABIs, syscalls, and inline assembly
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Step into the world of asynchronous programming with confidence by conquering the challenges of unclear concepts with this hands-on guide. Using functional examples, this book simplifies the trickiest concepts, exploring goroutines, fibers, futures, and callbacks to help you navigate the vast Rust async ecosystem with ease. You’ll start by building a solid foundation in asynchronous programming and explore diverse strategies for modeling program flow. The book then guides you through concepts like epoll, coroutines, green threads, and callbacks using practical examples. The final section focuses on Rust, examining futures, generators, and the reactor-executor pattern. You’ll apply your knowledge to create your own runtime, solidifying expertise in this dynamic domain. Throughout the book, you’ll not only gain proficiency in Rust's async features but also see how Rust models asynchronous program flow. By the end of the book, you'll possess the knowledge and practical skills needed to actively contribute to the Rust async ecosystem.Who is this book for?
This book is for programmers who want to enhance their understanding of asynchronous programming, especially those experienced in VM’ed or interpreted languages like C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, and Go. If you work with C or C++ but have had limited exposure to asynchronous programming, this book serves as a resource to broaden your knowledge in this area. Although the examples are predominantly in Rust, the intricacies of Rust’s futures are covered in detail. So, anyone with a keen interest in learning Rust or with working knowledge of Rust will be able to get the most out of this book.What you will learn
Explore the essence of asynchronous program flow and its significance Understand the difference between concurrency and parallelism Gain insights into how computers and operating systems handle concurrent tasks Uncover the mechanics of async/await Understand Rust’s futures by implementing them yourself Implement green threads from scratch to thoroughly understand themWhat do you get with eBook?
Product Details
Publication date :
Feb 9, 2024
Length :
306 pages
Edition :
1st Edition
Language :
English
ISBN-13 :
9781805128137
Category :
Concepts :
Product Details
Publication date :
Feb 9, 2024
Length :
306 pages
Edition :
1st Edition
Language :
English
ISBN-13 :
9781805128137
Category :
Concepts :
What do you get with eBook?
Product Details
Publication date :
Feb 9, 2024
Length :
306 pages
Edition :
1st Edition
Language :
English
ISBN-13 :
9781805128137
Category :
Concepts :
Table of Contents
16 Chapters
Chapter 3: Understanding OS-Backed Event Queues, System Calls, and Cross-Platform Abstractions
Technical requirements
Why use an OS-backed event queue?
Readiness-based event queues
Completion-based event queues
epoll, kqueue, and IOCP
Cross-platform event queues
System calls, FFI, and cross-platform abstractions
Summary
Chapter 8: Runtimes, Wakers, and the Reactor-Executor Pattern
Technical requirements
Introduction to runtimes and why we need them
Improving our base example
Creating a proper runtime
Step 1 – Improving our runtime design by adding a Reactor and a Waker
Step 2 – Implementing a proper Executor
Step 3 – Implementing a proper Reactor
Experimenting with our new runtime
Summary
Chapter 9: Coroutines, Self-Referential Structs, and Pinning
Technical requirements
Improving our example 1 – variables
Improving our example 2 – references
Improving our example 3 – this is… not… good…
Discovering self-referential structs
Pinning in Rust
Improving our example 4 – pinning to the rescue
Summary
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