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Systems, embedded & OS

Kernels, bare metal, embedded Rust, and low-level programming.

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Day 1 Setup

Install Rust and get your editor ready in under 30 minutes.

Install rustup ↗
Download and install the official Rust toolchain manager from rustup.rs.
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Verify installation ↗
Run `rustc --version` and `cargo --version` in your terminal.
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Set up your editor
Install rust-analyzer for VS Code, Cursor, or Neovim for autocomplete and inline errors.
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Run your first program ↗
Create a project with `cargo new hello_rust` and run `cargo run`.
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Learning path

Dive into kernels, bare metal, and operating systems written in Rust.

Easy Rust
Rust explained in simple English with plenty of examples for beginners.
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The Embedded Rust Book
Official guide to bare-metal and embedded systems programming in Rust.
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rCore Tutorial Book
Learn to write an OS kernel in Rust — a popular university course material.
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Redox OS
A Unix-like operating system written in Rust, from scratch.
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The Rustonomicon
The dark arts of unsafe Rust — memory layout, FFI, and advanced internals.
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Too Many Lists
Learn Rust by implementing linked lists — ownership and unsafe explained step by step.
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