Building a Rust Crate Recommender:
Introduction Finding the right libraries (crates) in Rust can be time-consuming. To solve this, I built a Rust Crate Recommender, a command-line tool that helps developers discover and save Rust libraries based on keywords. This project aligns with the Codecademy Recommendation Software Project, requiring skills in data structures, algorithms, Git version control, and command-line navigation. In this blog, I’ll walk you through the design, implementation, and skills used to build this project, as well as how it can be extended further. Project Overview What Does This Program Do? Users enter a keyword (e.g., async, web, database). The program fetches matching Rust crates from crates.io (Rust’s package registry). It displays results, including: Crate name
Introduction
Finding the right libraries (crates) in Rust can be time-consuming. To solve this, I built a Rust Crate Recommender, a command-line tool that helps developers discover and save Rust libraries based on keywords. This project aligns with the Codecademy Recommendation Software Project, requiring skills in data structures, algorithms, Git version control, and command-line navigation.
In this blog, I’ll walk you through the design, implementation, and skills used to build this project, as well as how it can be extended further.
Project Overview
What Does This Program Do?
- Users enter a keyword (e.g.,
async,web,database). - The program fetches matching Rust crates from
crates.io(Rust’s package registry). - It displays results, including:
- Crate name
