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main.rs
fn main() {
let names = vec![
"Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"
];
let greeting: Vec<String> =
names.iter()
.map(|n| format!("Hello, {}!", n))
.collect();
println!("{:?}", greeting);
}
Output
["Hello, Alice!", "Hello, Bob!", "Hello, Charlie!"]
Compiled successfully in 0.42s
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fn process(data: &str) -> Result<(), Error>

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tcp-echo-server / main.rs
use std::net::TcpListener;
use std::io::{Read, Write};
fn main() {
let listener =
TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:7878")
.unwrap();
println!("Listening on :7878");
}
Lab Progress2/3 tasks
Bind port Accept conn○ Echo back
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