e015: Not dumb pointers

Box, String, Vec, Rc, and Arc have this in common: they’re not dumb.

This episode, we take a close look at smart pointer types—from a few we’ve already talked about, like Box, Vec, and String, to some new ones, like Rc and Arc.

• What smart pointers are, and what makes them ‘smart’.
• Why we want or need smart pointers.
• A bit about Box.
• A lot more about Rc and Arc.

Links

• RustConf
• Rust Belt Rust Conference
  • sessions
• Rusty Radio
  • feed
• Rust Exercism track
  • All exercism language tracks

Sponsors

• Aleksey Pirogov
• Chris Palmer
• Daniel Collin
• Derek Morr
• Doug Reeves
• Hamza Sheikh
• Lachlan Collins
• Leif Arne Storset
• Luca Schmid
• Micael Bergeron
• Pascal Hertleif
• Ralph Giles (“rillian”)
• Ralph “FriarTech” Loizzo
• Raph Levien
• reddraggone9
• Ryan Ollos
• Vesa Kaihlavirta
• William Roe

(Thanks to the couple people donating who opted out of the reward tier, as well. You know who you are!)

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Contact

• New Rustacean:
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• Chris Krycho
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