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diff --git a/exercises/smart_pointers/README.md b/exercises/smart_pointers/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3893e78 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/smart_pointers/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +## Smart Pointers +In Rust, smart pointers are variables that contain an address in memory and reference some other data, but they also have additional metadata and capabilities. +Smart pointers in Rust often own the data they point to, while references only borrow data. + +## Further Information + +- [Smart Pointers](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch15-00-smart-pointers.html) +- [Using Box to Point to Data on the Heap](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch15-01-box.html) +- [Rc\<T\>, the Reference Counted Smart Pointer](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch15-04-rc.html) +- [Shared-State Concurrency](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch16-03-shared-state.html) +- [Cow Documentation](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/borrow/enum.Cow.html) |