- What is a good library to serialize and deserialize data?
We recommend serde.
- What do the hashtag derive lines in front of the struct declarations in physics.rs do?
These are macros that will automatically derive trait implementations for these data structures.
- Which comes first in parameterized declarations—lifetimes or traits?
Lifetime parameters must come before trait parameters in parameter declarations.
- In a trait implementation, what is the difference between parameters on the impl, trait, or type?
The impl<A,...> syntax defines what symbols will be parameterized. The Trait<A,...> syntax defines what trait is being implemented. The Type<A,...> syntax defines what type the trait is being implemented for.
- What is the difference between a trait and a data class?
The term data class is not a Rust term. Think of a...
