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Possible new sections or chapters

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Description

Ideas for topics that would be useful to include in the Nomicon as new chapters or sections:

  • miri
  • unsafe working group / code guidelines
  • Unions
  • const and undefined behaviour
  • ASAN, valgrind, etc
  • Use in real world tips (documentation, commenting, macros, tools (cargo-gieger), CI)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Nomicon's existing chapter and section structure, then assess the listed topics: Miri, unsafe working group guidelines, unions, const and undefined behavior, ASAN, Valgrind, and real-world usage tips. Done would mean agreeing on scope and adding the selected topics as new chapters or sections.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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