Rust basics: strings, vectors, and slices

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Many beginner Rust questions are really collection questions in disguise. Most of them come down to four types: String, &str, Vec<T>, and slices like &[T].

These types are connected. If you learn them together, Rust’s API style becomes much easier to read.

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Rust basics: strings, vectors, and slices