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My First Rust Project
A tiny markdown-to-HTML converter. What I got wrong, what surprised me, and what I'd do again.
February 24, 202610 min read4 viewsUpdated August 9, 2026
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After two weeks of reading, I needed to build something. Not a toy — something I'd actually use. I settled on a markdown-to-HTML converter.
Setting up the project
◆bashbash
What surprised me
- Cargo is the best package manager I've ever used.
- Error messages actually suggest fixes.
- I never wrote a single free() and the program has no leaks.
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