Expanded Project Guides
Generated from:
LEARN_RUST_DEEP_DIVE.md
Project Index
| # | Project | Difficulty | Time | Key Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ownership Visualizer (See the Borrow Checker’s Mind) | Level 1: Beginner | 1-2 weeks | Ownership / Borrowing / Compiler Internals |
| 2 | Memory Arena Allocator (Own Your Own Memory) | Level 3: Advanced | 1-2 weeks | Memory Management / Allocators / Unsafe Rust |
| 3 | Fearless Concurrent Web Scraper (Data Races Impossible) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | Concurrency / Async / Networking |
| 4 | Zero-Copy Parser (Performance Without Sacrifice) | Level 3: Advanced | 2-3 weeks | Parsing / Lifetimes / Zero-Copy Design |
| 5 | Type-State Builder Pattern (Make Invalid States Unrepresentable) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1 week | Type System / Generics / API Design |
| 6 | Lock-Free Concurrent Queue (Atomics Without Fear) | Level 4: Expert | 3-4 weeks | Lock-Free Programming / Atomics / Memory Ordering |
| 7 | Embedded LED Controller (No OS, No Problem) | Level 3: Advanced | 2-3 weeks | Embedded Systems / No-std Rust / Hardware |
| 8 | Plugin System with Dynamic Loading (Traits as Interfaces) | Level 3: Advanced | 2-3 weeks | Traits / Dynamic Dispatch / FFI / ABI |
| 9 | Custom Smart Pointer (Understand Rc, Arc, RefCell) | Level 3: Advanced | 2-3 weeks | Smart Pointers / Interior Mutability / Drop |
| 10 | Procedural Macro Library (Compile-Time Code Generation) | Level 4: Expert | 2-3 weeks | Metaprogramming / Macros / Compiler Integration |
| 11 | Async Runtime from Scratch (Understand Futures and Executors) | Level 5: Master | 1 month+ | Async / Futures / Executors / Polling |
| 12 | TCP/IP Stack in Userspace (Network Programming Mastery) | Level 5: Master | 1-2 months | Networking / Protocol Implementation / Raw Sockets |
| 13 | Database Storage Engine (B-Trees and Transactions) | Level 4: Expert | 1 month+ | Database Internals / B-Trees / ACID |
| 14 | Game Boy Emulator (Retro Hardware Simulation) | Level 4: Expert | 1-2 months | Emulation / CPU Architecture / Graphics |
| 15 | Rust to WebAssembly Game (Cross-Platform Compilation) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | WebAssembly / Game Development / Cross-Compilation |