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SE Radio 659: Brenden Matthews on Idiomatic Rust

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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Navigating Rust's Safety: 'unsafe' and Error Handling

This chapter explores the implications of using the 'unsafe' keyword in Rust, allowing developers to bypass safety rules, and addresses the potential pitfalls of the 'unwrap' function as an anti-pattern. It emphasizes the importance of proper error handling and urges the use of 'expect' for clearer debugging, while also considering the nuances of memory management and idiomatic practices in Rust programming.

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