I Built the Most Mediocre Rust App Ever

#rust #codenewbie #mongodb #100daysofcode

And it was awesome. Amazing, even.
A few months ago I decided that I would attempt to learn Rust. I have zero experience. I just wanted to get something working. I was prepared for days of agony and hand wringing.

Surprises?
It was easy to get started
The documentation is clear, well-organized, and correct. I can't explain how crazy it was to read the docs and follow instructions and then have something to show for it.
It was fun. Shockingly fun. Fun like I needed to immediately ping people to say IM LEARNING RUST AND IT IS FANFUCKINGTASTIC

What does my most mediocre app do?
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It creates a document in the MongoDB database.
There is no update! There is no delete!
There is no CSS!
It is an insult to the word "app".
But it works.
I have learned Rust (a little!)

If every example app you've seen is too complicated, the Most Mediocre Rust App Ever might help you get started. Link to github repo here, and the rust docs for MongoDB here.

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