Advanced Hands-on Rust (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
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Workspaces are introduced as a new concept that is not part of Hands-on Rust. In the “hello_bevy” intro to workspaces section we add a de...
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In the part about spawning miners, fuel and batteries, the text says to spawn 20 of each:
You already spawn the tiles that ma...
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Here’s a diff for the fix:
--- a/MarsBaseOneOptimize/mars_base_one/src/main.rs
+++ b/MarsBaseOneOptimize/mars_base_one/src/mai...
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The bounce function has the following line:
bounce = difference;
Which should be:
bounce += difference;
Also, I’m not sure why, but t...
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The actual height of the flappy image is 45 pixels:
$ file assets/flappy_dragon.png assets/flappy_sprite_sheet.png
assets/flappy_dragon....
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Running FlappyCollision/flappy_dragon_base:
error[E0425]: cannot find value `impulse` in this scope
--> FlappyCollision/flappy_dra...
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Title: Advanced Hands-on Rust
the code relies on an obsolete version of bevy. are you considering updating the book to a more recent ve...
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More notes as I continue through the book, this time for chapter 5.
Chapter 5
Page 86, point 2 says to copy my_library INTO ...
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Loving the book so far! I have the habit of marking any errata or concerns I have with a book as I read, and since this one is ...
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Bevy has changed quite a bit recently. See the code below.
fn setup(
mut commands: Commands,
asset_server: Res<AssetServer&g...
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with the source Code package: hwmrust-code.zip I have some issues.
cd /home/user1/rust/code/FlappyIntro/flappy_dragon_base
$ cargo che...
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Hi Herbert,
The trailing closing bracket } belongs to the impl Rect2D block, and not the function definition for quadrants. Ma...
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on p118 a method was defined as:
pub fn get_handle<T>(&self, index: &str, assets: &LoadedAssets) -> Optio...
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Good morning,
On P153, the code block where the parallax background images are added has the new lines repeated again at the b...
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I think you mean spawn_image!, not spawn_sprite! in the first line on page 149?
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s/swtiching/switching/
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Bottom of the 4th paragraph: s/odler/older/
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The code for FlappyAssetsLoadingMenu/flappy_dragon_base/src/main.rs on page 132 doesn’t include the add_sound() elements requir...
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It might be worth adding use crate::AssetStore in the use changes in the second code block on P124, to avoid an error with the ...
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Good afternoon!
On P120-121, you modify the code in flappy_dragon_base/src/main.rs, but don’t use the normal code block to dis...
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s:/delcaration/declaration/
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Good morning,
In Chapter 5 (pages 85…86), you load the code for Flappy Dragon into a new directory. After doing this, I copied...
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@herbert
There is a typo on page 108 in the code for FlappyStatesMacro/pig/src/main.rs:
s:/winnner/winner/
Rgds.,
Paul
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Hi Herbert,
I think the code on page 98 should set the state to menu_state.menu_state.clone() when key ‘M’ is pressed while in...
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Good morning Herbert!
You already know this, as the downloadable code has corrected it already:
On page 92, you define the e...
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At the bottom of P95, you ask for the downloaded assets for the next stage to be added to
“your flappy_basics/assets directory...
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Good morning :slight_smile:
On page 91, you start to explain the code for bevy_framework/mod.rs. Perhaps it would be good to h...
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On page 80 in the code block for random_distribution.rs, the import is shown as:
use my_library_docs::RandomNumberGenerator;
...
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As well as the changes noted on P64 for pig/src/main.rs, there are a couple more required:
In function player: mut rng: ResMu...
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@herbert
There is a pop-out box on P62 which should have a shell script, but instead has the line
The code tag should not be here
Ma...
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More notes as I continue through the book, this time for chapter 5.
Chapter 5
Page 86, point 2 says to copy my_library INTO ...
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Loving the book so far! I have the habit of marking any errata or concerns I have with a book as I read, and since this one is ...
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Bevy has changed quite a bit recently. See the code below.
fn setup(
mut commands: Commands,
asset_server: Res<AssetServer&g...
New
@herbert
Bottom of the 4th paragraph: s/odler/older/
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When creating my_library in the more_hands workspace in chapter 2, there’s a graphic showing the expected directory structure. ...
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with the source Code package: hwmrust-code.zip I have some issues.
cd /home/user1/rust/code/FlappyIntro/flappy_dragon_base
$ cargo che...
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Title: Advanced Hands-on Rust
the code relies on an obsolete version of bevy. are you considering updating the book to a more recent ve...
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@herbert
I think you mean spawn_image!, not spawn_sprite! in the first line on page 149?
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At the bottom of page 64 of beta 2, point (2) states: “Instead of inserting the RandomNumberGenerator resource yourself, add Ra...
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@herbert
Good afternoon!
On P120-121, you modify the code in flappy_dragon_base/src/main.rs, but don’t use the normal code block to dis...
New
@herbert
As well as the changes noted on P64 for pig/src/main.rs, there are a couple more required:
In function player: mut rng: ResMu...
New
@herbert
Hi Herbert,
I think the code on page 98 should set the state to menu_state.menu_state.clone() when key ‘M’ is pressed while in...
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@herbert
It might be worth adding use crate::AssetStore in the use changes in the second code block on P124, to avoid an error with the ...
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@herbert
Halfway down P56, you show the code defining the struct for RandomNumberGenerator, with a prefix line of #[derive(Resource)].
...
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on p118 a method was defined as:
pub fn get_handle<T>(&self, index: &str, assets: &LoadedAssets) -> Optio...
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Original message: At the bottom of P57, you search for the pcg random number crate. The search returns pcg_rand = "0.13.0", but...
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Unlock Rust development with reusable libraries, traits, macros, and generic metaprogramming. Build code without the boilerplate, and lea...
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In ‘Moving Entities with Bevy’ bullet point 3, ‘Set the delta variable to a vector (containing x, y and z values)’ may be a little confus...
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Would it be cleaner to name the Plugin RandomPlugin?
Also, there were a couple more changes required than the book mentioned. They were...
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@herbert
At the bottom of P95, you ask for the downloaded assets for the next stage to be added to
“your flappy_basics/assets directory...
New
@herbert
Hi Herbert,
The trailing closing bracket } belongs to the impl Rect2D block, and not the function definition for quadrants. Ma...
New
@herbert
Good morning :slight_smile:
On page 91, you start to explain the code for bevy_framework/mod.rs. Perhaps it would be good to h...
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On page 4, there is a download link for the blue dragon. This works, but you end up downloading an svg file, not a png. Also, t...
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The link for the download of the dice art on page 31, does not give the asset in a form which works with the program code. The ...
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s:/delcaration/declaration/
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@herbert
On page 80 in the code block for random_distribution.rs, the import is shown as:
use my_library_docs::RandomNumberGenerator;
...
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@herbert
The code for FlappyAssetsLoadingMenu/flappy_dragon_base/src/main.rs on page 132 doesn’t include the add_sound() elements requir...
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Typo on bottom of page 39: s:/nad/and/
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Good morning Herbert!
You already know this, as the downloadable code has corrected it already:
On page 92, you define the e...
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In the section “Testing XorShift”, the code is not in a code block, and probably should be?
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The first block of code on P57 is not in the standard example code block (with the download link), and I think it should be?
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s/swtiching/switching/
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Good morning,
On P153, the code block where the parallax background images are added has the new lines repeated again at the b...
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@herbert
There is a pop-out box on P62 which should have a shell script, but instead has the line
The code tag should not be here
Ma...
New
@herbert
There is a typo on page 108 in the code for FlappyStatesMacro/pig/src/main.rs:
s:/winnner/winner/
Rgds.,
Paul
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@herbert
Good morning,
In Chapter 5 (pages 85…86), you load the code for Flappy Dragon into a new directory. After doing this, I copied...
New
Workspaces are introduced as a new concept that is not part of Hands-on Rust. In the “hello_bevy” intro to workspaces section we add a de...
New
@herbert
Here’s a diff for the fix:
--- a/MarsBaseOneOptimize/mars_base_one/src/main.rs
+++ b/MarsBaseOneOptimize/mars_base_one/src/mai...
New
Running FlappyCollision/flappy_dragon_base:
error[E0425]: cannot find value `impulse` in this scope
--> FlappyCollision/flappy_dra...
New
@herbert
In the part about spawning miners, fuel and batteries, the text says to spawn 20 of each:
You already spawn the tiles that ma...
New
The bounce function has the following line:
bounce = difference;
Which should be:
bounce += difference;
Also, I’m not sure why, but t...
New
The actual height of the flappy image is 45 pixels:
$ file assets/flappy_dragon.png assets/flappy_sprite_sheet.png
assets/flappy_dragon....
New
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