Box, String, Vec, Rc, and Arc have this in common: they’re not dumb.

This episode, we take a close look at smart pointer types—from a few we’ve already talked about, like Box, Vec, and String, to some new ones, like Rc and Arc.

• What smart pointers are, and what makes them ‘smart’.
• Why we want or need smart pointers.
• A bit about Box.
• A lot more about Rc and Arc.

Links * RustConf * Rust Belt Rust Conference + sessions * Rusty Radio + feed * Rust Exercism track + All exercism language tracks

Sponsors * Aleksey Pirogov * Chris Palmer * Daniel Collin * Derek Morr * Doug Reeves * Hamza Sheikh * Lachlan Collins * Leif Arne Storset * Luca Schmid * Micael Bergeron * Pascal Hertleif * Ralph Giles (“rillian”) * Ralph “FriarTech” Loizzo * Raph Levien * reddraggone9 * Ryan Ollos * Vesa Kaihlavirta * William Roe

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