I have finally decided to give Rust programming a try. One reason is that I can’t stop hearing about it on tech podcasts or reading about it in tech news. The main reason is to give me something fun and useful to do on my Linux laptop. I started reading The Rust Programming Book a few days ago to learn the basics. What’s nice is that my 8-year-old son was inspired by me to give it a go, too. He has been reading through the book and doing the exercises, too. So far, I like the book and am enjoying learning about the Rust compiler and package manager. I wish Rust syntax looked as nice as Swift (or at least how Swift looked five years ago), but if I can code in PowerShell (which looks awful) and like it, I could certainly do the same in Rust.