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Design patterns are a collection of reusable and tested solutions to
recurring problems in engineering. They make our software more modular,
maintainable, and extensible. Moreover, these patterns provide a common
language for developers to use, making them an excellent tool for effective
language for developers, making them an excellent tool for effective
communication when problem-solving in teams.
## Design patterns in Rust
There are many problems that share the same form.
Due to the fact that Rust is not object-oriented, design patterns vary with
respect to other object-oriented programming languages.
While the details are different, since they have the same form they can be
solved using the same fundamental methods:
- [Design patterns](./patterns/index.md) are methods to solve common problems
when writing software.
- [Anti-patterns](./anti_patterns/index.md) are methods to solve these same
common problems. However, while design patterns give us benefits,
Rust is not object-oriented, and the combination of all its characteristics,
such as functional elements, a strong type system, and the borrow checker,
makes it unique.
Because of this, Rust design patterns vary with respect to other
traditional object-oriented programming languages.
That's why we decided to write this book. We hope you enjoy reading it!
The book is divided in three main chapters:
- [Idioms](./idioms/index.md): guidelines to follow when coding.
They are the social norms of the community.
You should break them only if you have a good reason for it.
- [Design patterns](./patterns/index.md): methods to solve common problems
when coding.
- [Anti-patterns](./anti_patterns/index.md): methods to solve common problems
when coding.
However, while design patterns give us benefits,
anti-patterns create more problems.
- [Idioms](./idioms/index.md) are guidelines to follow when coding.
They are social norms of the community.
You can break them, but if you do you should have a good reason for it.
TODO: Mention why Rust is a bit special - functional elements, type system,
borrow checker

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