rust-lang/reference resource
The Rust Reference observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3472
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1547 stars · 605 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The Rust Reference is the official primary reference documenting the Rust programming language's syntax, semantics, and behavior, published as an online book. This repository contains the source for the book, which is actively maintained alongside Rust's six-week release cycle.
Use cases
- look up exact Rust language semantics
- check how Rust borrow checker rules are specified
- find the official definition of Rust syntax and grammar
- verify language behavior details against the compiler
- contribute corrections to Rust language documentation
When to choose
- you need authoritative details on Rust language semantics or grammar
- you are writing tools or documentation that must match Rust's specification
- you want to clarify ambiguous or undocumented Rust behavior
When to avoid
- you are a beginner learning Rust for the first time - use The Rust Book instead
- you need standard library API documentation - use std docs
- you need rustc or Cargo tool documentation - they have separate books
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation programming-languages documentation developer-tools rust rust-language language-specification reference-book mdbook web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rust-lang/reference · fetched 2026-08-28 · 47dba2d90360
- homepage: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · d27050fba20f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rust-lang/reference | main | 77 |
For agents
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