Simplify connecting to an API with Rust using reqwest and serde_json
Channel: timClicks
Date: 2023-05-31

Sometimes you don't want the full bureaucracy involved when interacting with a web API. There's a faster way!

I was slightly unsatisfied with needing to define types manually in a recent live stream (https://youtu.be/jMmDpR8mask) and have been looking for an alternative. Found it!

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- How to Learn Rust (free course!) https://learning.accelerant.dev/how-to-learn-rust

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