# rust-lang-nursery/rust-cookbook

https://rust-lang-nursery.github.io/rust-cookbook

Repository: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rust-cookbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rust-cookbook
Language: Rust
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-24T00:10:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3480, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2617, forks 328 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:04.683858+00:00)

## What it is
The Rust Cookbook is a collection of tested, copy-paste-ready Rust examples demonstrating how to accomplish common programming tasks using popular ecosystem crates. It is published as an mdBook site and licensed under CC0.

## Use cases
- learn how to do common tasks in rust
- find example code for rust crates
- copy working rust snippets into a new project
- rust cookbook of best practices
- beginner-friendly rust examples
- reference for idiomatic rust code

## When to choose
- you want tested, complete examples for common Rust tasks using ecosystem crates
- you are learning Rust and need practical recipes rather than theory
- you want public-domain (CC0) code you can freely copy into projects

## When to avoid
- you need comprehensive API documentation rather than task-oriented recipes
- you are looking for a library or crate to add as a dependency
- you need tutorials for Rust fundamentals like syntax and ownership from scratch

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: tutorials, programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: cookbook, rust-crates, mdbook, code-examples

## Member repositories
- rust-lang-nursery/rust-cookbook (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.683858+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:20:24.608596+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rust-cookbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.683858+00:00, sha 6532e7644793)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.