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Core Concepts

Implement a custom Error type that implements the Error trait

Create a type-safe builder pattern implementation

Implement a custom Deref trait for a wrapper type

Write a function that implements a custom Iterator trait for a binary tree structure

Implement a zero-copy string parsing function that handles errors gracefully

Create a thread-safe counter using atomic operations

Implement a custom smart pointer with Drop trait

Write a macro that generates a struct with named fields

Implement a generic function that safely handles concurrent access to a shared resource using Rust's ownership system

Write a function that demonstrates lifetime constraints with multiple references

Data Structures and Algorithms

Implement a thread-safe LRU Cache in Rust using a HashMap and LinkedList. What's the time complexity?

Write a function to find all pairs of integers in a vector that sum to a given target. How would you optimize it?

Implement a concurrent lock-free stack using atomic operations in Rust. What are the safety considerations?

Implement a sliding window maximum algorithm that processes a vector of integers and returns maximum elements for each window of size k.

Implement a custom Iterator trait for a binary tree that performs an in-order traversal without recursion. How would you handle ownership?

Design a concurrent bounded queue with backpressure in Rust. How would you handle blocking operations?

Implement a custom allocator for a fixed-size memory pool in Rust. How would you handle fragmentation?

Implement a zero-copy parser for a custom binary protocol in Rust. How would you handle lifetime management?

Implement a lock-free concurrent hash map using atomic operations. How would you handle resize operations?

Design a wait-free MPSC (Multiple Producer Single Consumer) channel in Rust. How would you ensure progress guarantees?

System Design

Design a distributed URL shortener service in Rust that can handle millions of requests per day. What architectural decisions would you make?

How would you implement a real-time chat system in Rust supporting millions of concurrent WebSocket connections?

Design a distributed rate limiter in Rust that can handle global rate limiting across multiple servers

How would you design a distributed task scheduler in Rust that ensures exactly-once execution?

Design a distributed caching system in Rust with eventual consistency

How would you implement a distributed lock service in Rust?

Design a real-time analytics pipeline in Rust that can process millions of events per second

How would you implement a distributed configuration service in Rust?

Design a fault-tolerant message queue system in Rust

How would you implement a distributed graph processing system in Rust?

Coding and Debugging

Write a function to reverse a string in Rust without using the built-in reverse() method.

Implement a function to check if a string is a palindrome in Rust.

Write a function to find the first non-repeating character in a string using Rust.

Implement a function to flatten a nested vector in Rust.

Write a function to find the longest common prefix among an array of strings in Rust.

Implement a thread-safe counter using atomic operations in Rust.

Write a function to implement binary search on a sorted vector in Rust.

Implement a custom error type in Rust with multiple variants.

Write a function to implement merge sort for a vector in Rust.

Implement a simple producer-consumer pattern using channels in Rust.

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Core Concepts

Implement a custom Error type that implements the Error trait

Create a type-safe builder pattern implementation

Implement a custom Deref trait for a wrapper type

Write a function that implements a custom Iterator trait for a binary tree structure

Implement a zero-copy string parsing function that handles errors gracefully

Create a thread-safe counter using atomic operations

Implement a custom smart pointer with Drop trait

Write a macro that generates a struct with named fields

Implement a generic function that safely handles concurrent access to a shared resource using Rust's ownership system

Write a function that demonstrates lifetime constraints with multiple references

Data Structures and Algorithms

Implement a thread-safe LRU Cache in Rust using a HashMap and LinkedList. What's the time complexity?

Write a function to find all pairs of integers in a vector that sum to a given target. How would you optimize it?

Implement a concurrent lock-free stack using atomic operations in Rust. What are the safety considerations?

Implement a sliding window maximum algorithm that processes a vector of integers and returns maximum elements for each window of size k.

Implement a custom Iterator trait for a binary tree that performs an in-order traversal without recursion. How would you handle ownership?

Design a concurrent bounded queue with backpressure in Rust. How would you handle blocking operations?

Implement a custom allocator for a fixed-size memory pool in Rust. How would you handle fragmentation?

Implement a zero-copy parser for a custom binary protocol in Rust. How would you handle lifetime management?

Implement a lock-free concurrent hash map using atomic operations. How would you handle resize operations?

Design a wait-free MPSC (Multiple Producer Single Consumer) channel in Rust. How would you ensure progress guarantees?

System Design

Design a distributed URL shortener service in Rust that can handle millions of requests per day. What architectural decisions would you make?

How would you implement a real-time chat system in Rust supporting millions of concurrent WebSocket connections?

Design a distributed rate limiter in Rust that can handle global rate limiting across multiple servers