Who writes the guidelines for Rust programming languages?
They are authored largely by the Rust library team, based on experiences building the Rust standard library and other crates in the Rust ecosystem. These are only guidelines, some more firm than others.
What is new in rust 2018 edition?
We have included the features from latest Rust 2018 edition such as the new module system, the smarter compiler, helpful error messages, and the stable procedural macros. You’ll learn how Rust can be used for systems programming, network programming, and even on the web.
Is rust a good backend language?
Rust can do it, but it wouldn't be my first choice, at least in terms of the primary language on the back end. It can certainly be used to write efficient and fairly correct code, but the amount of work it would take to do so is more than other options available to make a slightly less performant (but still acceptable) backend.
Is rust a good language to target Wasm?
Well, Rust is positioned to be the de-facto language when targeting Wasm on the web. The memory usage of Rust is minimal, there is no garbage collector, and Rust has Tier 2 compiler support for targeting Wasm, along with a fantastic Wasm packager that can be used with web development workflows like webpack.
rust-programming-language-steve-klabnik.pdf