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Effective Rust

Errata for Effective Rust

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 125, Item 15
3rd bullet

: "Like a C/C++ pointer or reference, ..." should read "Like a C/C++ pointer, ..." (spotted by Alan Stokes)

David Drysdale
 
Jun 28, 2024 
Printed
Page 145, Item 16
Second set of bullets, bullet 2

Cow does not actually need unsafe internally; its functionality is provided using safe code. So a different example (e.g. the std::sync::atomic module) would be better here. (spotted by Alan Stokes)

David Drysdale
 
Jun 28, 2024