<p><pre><code>  &gt; I&#x27;d have expected Rust proponents to have a link on-hand for this to
  &gt; a guide that teaches this stuff in a way to reduce the effect. 
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I mean, yeah, I can link you to several. But reading a bunch of rules isn&#x27;t the same as programming with them for a long time. Even once you understand the rules, the compiler will still catch you. If humans could reliably program safely without the compiler being involved, well, Rust wouldn&#x27;t need to exist; C and C++ code would be written in a safe way.<p>Anyway, like I said, I&#x27;m doing my best. More experience reports is the only way that I can do that, basically :)