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# Tools

Getting started on a new Rust project is incredibly easy, thanks to Rust's
package manager, [Cargo](http://crates.io).
package manager, [Cargo](https://crates.io/).

To start a new project with Cargo, use `cargo new`:

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Rust's defining feature is "memory safety without garbage collection". Let's
take a moment to talk about what that means. *Memory safety* means that the
programming language eliminates certain kinds of bugs, such as [buffer
overflows](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_overflow) and [dangling
pointers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_pointer). These problems occur
overflows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_overflow) and [dangling
pointers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_pointer). These problems occur
when you have unrestricted access to memory. As an example, here's some Ruby
code:

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