March 29, 2025
Rust’s Generic Associated Types: What is It?
A Bit of Insight Into Generic Associated Types (GATs) That name is so long! What the heck is this? Don’t worry, let’s break it down from the beginning. Let’s start by reviewing some of Rust’s syntax structure. What makes up a Rust program? The answer: items. Every Rust program is composed of individual items. For example, if you define a struct in main.rs, then add an impl block with two methods, and finally write a main function – these are three items within the module item of your crate. Now that we’ve covered items, let’s talk about associated items. Associated