10 Rust Concepts You Must Know Before Writing Solana Smart Contracts

In this video, I share 10 essential Rust concepts every Solana smart contract developer should know. This is perfect for beginners who want a strong foundation before building on-chain programs.


🦀 Topics Covered:

Ownership (Rust Core Rules) – How Rust manages memory, stack vs heap, and value ownership.

Borrowing & References – Using values without taking ownership (& and &mut).

Mutable & Immutable – How to declare variables that can or cannot be changed.

Structs – Organizing related data fields in a structured way.

Enums – Representing multiple possible states or variants.

Traits & Impl – Defining shared behavior and implementing it for specific types, with examples for Deposit and Withdraw.

Modules & Visibility – Organizing code with mod and controlling access with pub.

Error Handling – Using Result, Option, ?, and match for safe error management.

Serialization & Deserialization – Storing and reading on-chain data using the Borsh library.

Attributes & Derives – Automating common traits like Debug or Clone with #[derive(...)].



💡 Why Watch:

Learn Rust concepts that are crucial for Solana smart contracts

Understand memory safety, data structures, and error handling

Gain a practical foundation for Anchor and on-chain development



This video is part of my journey to becoming a Solana Engineer, sharing real learning, examples, and tips from scratch.

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