Expanded Project Guides
Generated from:
RUST_BORROW_CHECKER_LIFETIME_PHILOSOPHY.md
Project Index
| # | Project | Difficulty | Time | Key Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Build a Simple Arena Allocator | Level 3: Advanced | 1-2 weeks | Memory Management / Systems Programming |
| 2 | Implement a Reference-Counted Smart Pointer (Rc) | Level 3: Advanced | 1 week | Smart Pointers / Memory Management |
| 3 | Build a Graph Data Structure (Fighting the Borrow Checker) | Level 4: Expert | 2-3 weeks | Data Structures / Ownership Patterns |
| 4 | Implement a Thread-Safe Queue (Arc + Mutex) | Level 3: Advanced | 1 week | Concurrency / Synchronization |
| 5 | Build a String Interning System | Level 4: Expert | 1-2 weeks | Lifetimes / String Optimization |
| 6 | Implement an Iterator with Lifetimes | Level 3: Advanced | 1 week | Iterator Pattern / Lifetimes |
| 7 | Implement a Self-Referential Struct with Pin | Level 5: Master | 2-3 weeks | Unsafe Rust / Pin API |
| 8 | Build a Lock-Free Data Structure (Atomics) | Level 5: Master | 3-4 weeks | Concurrency / Lock-Free Programming |
| 9 | Build a Database Connection Pool | Level 4: Expert | 2 weeks | API Design / Resource Management |
| 10 | Capstone — Design Your Own Safe Abstraction | Level 5: Master | 1-3 months | Full Rust Mastery |