📄️ Working with JSON in Rust
In this module, you'll learn how to work with JSON data in Rust using the powerful serde ecosystem. For you as a .NET developer, this is similar to using System.Text.Json or Newtonsoft.Json to serialize and deserialize objects, but with the added safety and performance that Rust provides.
📄️ What is Serde?
Serde (short for "serialize" and "deserialize") is a framework for serializing and deserializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically. Unlike .NET's built-in JSON serialization, Serde is not specific to any particular data format - it's designed to be format-agnostic.
📄️ Understanding Rust Macros
Macros are, in essence, a tool for making the Rust compiler write code for you. There are two different types of macros, declaritive and procedural, that give you the flexibility to implement many different forms of code generation.
📄️ Implementing Serialization
To make your types serializable, you add the Serialize and Deserialize derive macros:
📄️ Challenge
Now it's time to put what you've learned into practice! In this module's challenge, you'll: