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Zero Cost Abstractions

Zero-Cost Abstractions

Feb 10, 20261 min read

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Zero-Cost Abstractions

← Back to Ownership & Borrowing (Rust Model)

Abstractions that impose no runtime overhead compared to hand-written low-level code. Rust’s ownership, borrowing, and trait system are resolved entirely at compile time, providing safety guarantees without the performance cost of garbage collection or runtime checks.

Key Properties

  • Safety Without Runtime Overhead

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