The Rust language brings a fresh approach to whacking the pointer mole. Why the Rust language needed a fresh approach to managing pointers. Why there are no null values in Rust. Pointers in the Rust ...

Knowing how references really differ from pointers should help you decide when to use references and when to stick with pointers. In C++, references provide many of the same capabilities as pointers.

What is the Rust borrow checker and why is it important? How mutability and reference-counted pointers are related. Arguably the most novel aspect of Rust, and the feature that’s the most challenging ...