A hands-on walkthrough of building an RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator in Rust, exploring several Rust-specific concepts along the way. Starting from a basic working implementation, the author iterates through improvements: efficient command-line argument iteration without double-collecting, deep dive into how `collect()` and turbo fish syntax work with generics and associated types, using closures with `FnOnce` trait bounds to eliminate repeated operator code, and replacing `unwrap()` calls with proper `Result`-based error handling. The final implementation is clean, idiomatic Rust with good error messages.
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Quick BackgroundThe First StabCommand Line ArgumentsCalling The Rabbit Hole CollectParsing TokensUsing the Stack and ErrorsGet Some ResultsThe Final CodeFurther ReadingCommentsSort: