// At this time, Rust is a language with a pretty unique set of goals. Rust aims to
// achieve C++-style control over memory and execution behavior (like, static vs. dynamic
// dispatch), which makes it possible to construct abstractions that carry no run-time
-// cost. This is combined this with providing the comfort of high-level functional languages
-// and guaranteeing safety (as in, the program will not crash). The vast majority of existing
+// cost. This is combined with the comfort of high-level functional languages and guaranteed
+// safety (as in, the program will not crash). The vast majority of existing
// languages sacrificies one of these goals for the other. In particular, the
// first requirement rules out a garbage collector: Rust can run "mare metal".
// In fact, Rust rules out more classes of bugs than languages that achieve safety
// such as iterator invalidation and race conditions.
//
//
-// Prerequisites
-// -------------
+// Getting started
+// ---------------
//
// You will need to have Rust installed, of course. It is available for download on
-// [the Rust website](http://www.rust-lang.org/). At this point, I plan to restrict
-// myself to stable Rust, so "Recommended" version is just right.
-// You can find some more installation instructions in
+// [the Rust website](http://www.rust-lang.org/). You should go for either the "stable"
+// or the "beta" channel. More detailed installation instructions are provided in
// [the second chapter of The Book](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/installing-rust.html).
-// When you are done, running `cargo build` in the root of Rust-101 should successfully compile
-// all the code.
-//
-// Getting the source
-// ------------------
+
+// Next, fetch the Rust-101 source code from the [git repository](http://www.ralfj.de/git/rust-101.git)
+// (also available [on GitHub](https://github.com/RalfJung/rust-101)).
+// To generate your workspace, run `make workspace` (this needs GNU sed). I suggest you now copy the
+// `workspace` folder somewhere else - that will make it much easier to later update the course without
+// overwriting your changes. Try `cargo build` in that new folder to check that compiling your workspace succeeds.
+// (You can also execute it with `cargo run`, but you'll need to do some work before this will succeed.)
//
-// You are meant to play around with the source code of the course as you go on, so please
-// fetch it from the [git repository](http://www.ralfj.de/git/rust-101.git) (also available
-// [on GitHub](https://github.com/RalfJung/rust-101)).
+// If you later want to update the course, do `git pull` followed by `make workspace`. Then copy the files
+// from `workspace/src/` to your workspace that you did not yet work on. (Of course you can also copy the rest,
+// but that would replace all your hard work by the original files with all the holes!)
// Course Content
// --------------
//
-// The actual course is in the partXX.rs files. The part 00-03 cover some basic of the language,
-// to give you a feeling for Rust's syntax and pervasive mechanisms like pattern matching and traits.
-// Parts 04-?? introduce the heart of the language, the mechanism making it different from anything
-// else out there.
+// The part 00-03 cover some basic of the language, to give you a feeling for Rust's syntax and pervasive
+// mechanisms like pattern matching and traits. Parts 04-06 introduce the heart of the language, the ideas
+// making it different from anything else out there: Ownership, borrowing, lifetimes. In part 07-??, we
+// continue our tour through Rust with another example. Finally, in parts ??-??, we implement our own
+// version of `grep`, exhibiting useful Rust features as we go.
//
-// I suggest you get started with [the first part](part00.html), or jump directly to where you left off:
+// Now, open `your-workspace/src/part00.rs` in your favorite editor, and follow the link below for
+// the explanations and exercises. Have fun!
//
// * [Part 00: Algebraic datatypes](part00.html)
// * [Part 01: Expressions, Inherent methods](part01.html)
// * [Part 02: Generic types, Traits](part02.html)
// * [Part 03: Input](part03.html)
// * [Part 04: Ownership, Borrowing](part04.html)
-// * [Part 05: Clone](part05.html) (WIP)
-// * [Part 06: Copy](part06.html) (WIP)
+// * [Part 05: Clone](part05.html)
+// * [Part 06: Copy, Lifetimes](part06.html)
+// * [Part 07: Operator Overloading, Tests, Formating](part07.html)
// * (to be continued)
#![allow(dead_code, unused_imports, unused_variables, unused_mut)]
mod part00;
mod part06;
mod part07;
mod part08;
+mod part09;
// To actually run the code of some part (after filling in the blanks, if necessary), simply edit the `main`
// function.
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