An overview of Rust structs – how to define, instantiate, and work with them, and where the real expressive power of the type system comes from.

• Defining And Instantiating Structs
• Method Syntax
• Struct Layout And Generic Structs
• Deriving Common Traits For Struct Types
• Interior Mutability
• Use The Type System To Express Data Structures
• Use Builders For Complex Types
• Embrace The Newtype Pattern

An introduction to Rust's enum types and pattern matching, covering what they are, why they exist, and how they enable type-safe handling of multiple variants.

• Defining Enums
• The Match Control Flow
• If Let Concise Control Flow

An introduction to pattern matching in Rust, covering where patterns can be used, the concept of refutability, comprehensive pattern syntax, and a practical example of populating a binary tree using patterns.

• All Places Patterns Can Be Used
• Refutability Whether A Pattern Might Fail To Match
• Pattern Syntax
• Populating A Binary Tree Using Patterns