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Jan 02, 2026 Rust

Rust Smart Pointers: Box, Rc, Arc, RefCell

Smart pointers are data structures that act like pointers but provide additional metadata and capabilities beyond what regular references offer. In Rust, they’re essential tools for working around…

Dec 28, 2025 Rust

Rust Deref and DerefMut: Smart Pointer Behavior

• Deref and DerefMut enable transparent access to wrapped values, allowing smart pointers like Box<T> and Rc<T> to behave like regular references through automatic coercion