Smart Pointers in Rust
An exploration of smart pointers in Rust, focusing on the core concepts of the Deref and Drop traits that give them their power.
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Smart Pointers in Rust - Interior Mutability
Understand the interior mutability pattern in Rust using RefCell<T> and Cell<T> to mutate data even with immutable references.
Smart Pointers in Rust - Reference Counting
Learn how to use Rc<T> and Arc<T> for multiple ownership scenarios in Rust through reference counting.
Smart Pointers in Rust - Reference Cycles
An explanation of how reference cycles can cause memory leaks in Rust when using Rc<T> and how to prevent them with Weak<T>.
The Box Smart Pointer in Rust
An introduction to Box<T>, Rust's smart pointer for heap allocation, with examples for recursive types and large data transfer.