Refactoring to Rust

Lily Mara

ISBN 10: 1617299014 / ISBN 13: 9781617299018

Published by Manning Publications Aug 2025, 2025

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Neuware - Don t rewrite from scratch! Improve your software speed and scalability by iteratively replacing performance-critical code with RustRefactoring to Rust helps you get the speed and reliability of Rust libraries, functions, and high-performance features without needing a complete rewrite of your codebase. In Refactoring to Rust you will learn to: Create Rust libraries you can call from other programming languages Integrate Rust functions with code in other languages Use Rust s ownership and borrowing system to write high performance code Handle errors as values using Rust s enums Minimize unnecessary memory usage with Rust s multiple string types Boost performance with Rust concurrency and async event processing Create Rust HTTP services Rust is designed to gradually replace other languages by integrating and decomposing existing code. Refactoring to Rust helps you take full advantage of this amazing feature, even if you ve never coded in Rust before. You ll learn practical code-mixing techniques like embedding Rust libraries into apps written in other languages. About the technology Upgrade your software without starting from scratch! By incrementally introducing Rust into your codebase, you can upgrade key features and improve the performance of almost any application. This book shows you how to create standalone Rust libraries, boost speed and stability by using Rust for concurrency, and create safe, memory-efficient low-level code. About the book Refactoring to Rust shows you exactly where and how to integrate Rust surgically into applications written in another language. You ll start by reviewing Rust s unique syntax and concepts, with special emphasis on unique language features like variable lifetime and ownership. Then, you ll learn to use Rust to wrap dangerous code, call standard and custom Rust libraries, and even use WASM to run Rust in the browser. What s inside Create Rust libraries you can call from other languages Handle errors as values using Rust s enums Optimize for memory efficiency Boost performance with Rust concurrency About the reader For intermediate programmers. No Rust experience required. About the author Lily Mara is a software engineer focused on high-performance Rust applications. Joel Holmes is a software developer building cloud native applications. He is the Author of Shipping Go, and Co-Author of Go in Action, Second Edition. Table of Contents 1 Why refactor to Rust 2 An overview of Rust 3 Introduction to C FFI and unsafe Rust 4 Advanced FFI 5 Structuring Rust libraries 6 Integrating with dynamic languages 7 Testing your Rust integrations 8 Asynchronous Python with Rust 9 WebAssembly for refactoring JavaScript 10 WebAssembly interface for refactoring Get a free Elektronisches Buch (PDF or ePub) from Manning as well as access to the online liveBook format (and its AI assistant that will answer your questions in any language) when you purchase the print book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Refactoring to Rust
• Publisher: Manning Publications Aug 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617299014
• ISBN 13: 9781617299018
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 185H x 19D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 552 grams

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Synopsis

Get the speed and reliability of Rust libraries, functions, and high-performance features through incremental adoption without rewriting your codebase from scratch.

In  Refactoring to Rust you will learn to:

• Create Rust libraries you can call from other programming languages
• Integrate Rust functions with code in other languages
• Use Rust's ownership and borrowing system to write high performance code
• Handle errors as values using Rust's enums
• Minimize unnecessary memory usage with Rust's multiple string types
• Boost performance with Rust concurrency and async event processing
• Create Rust HTTP services

Refactoring to Rust teaches you how to take advantage of Rust's easy-to-use interoperating mechanisms. Learn practical code-mixing techniques like embedding Rust libraries into apps written in other languages. This practical guide emphasises techniques for incrementally refactoring performance-critical code to Rust while keeping the rest of your application in its original language.

 

About the technology: 

Incremental refactoring to Rust lets you upgrade your key functionalities without needing to start from scratch. These small changes are a great way to introduce Rust, and immediately ramp up your program's speed and stability.

About the Author

Lily Mara is a Senior Software Engineer at OneSignal, where she writes high-performance Rust code full time. She has been using Rust since before the release of version 1.0, and has created multiple Rust libraries designed to be integrated into existing production applications.

Joel Holmes is a software developer who has been focused on building cloud native applications. He has worked at several start-ups helping architect, design, and develop new products and services to help those companies develop and grow. Along the way, he was able to help establish tools and processes that helped development and increase quality. He lives in Pittsburgh with his family and currently works building cloud applications at Thoro.ai.