Like gitbook but Free.
The rust zealotry put me right off fwiw. As it does my interest in the language itself. I wish those guys would calm down they're totally detracting from whatever the strengths of rust are with that nonsense.
edit: gitbook pricing for comparison https://www.gitbook.com/pricing
> Automated testing of Rust code samples
> mdBook is used by the Rust programming language project, and The Rust Programming Language book is another fine example of mdBook in action.
mdBook is a command line tool to create books with Markdown. It is ideal for creating product or API documentation, tutorials, course materials or anything that requires a clean, easily navigable and customizable presentation.
- Lightweight Markdown syntax helps you focus more on your content - Integrated search support - Color syntax highlighting for code blocks for many different languages - Theme files allow customizing the formatting of the output - Preprocessors can provide extensions for custom syntax and modifying content - Backends can render the output to multiple formats - Written in Rust for speed, safety, and simplicity - Automated testing of Rust code samples
It mentions Rust because it's written in Rust and used by the Rust project.
In other words, the project wouldn't exist without Rust but
The headline has been silently edited, hence the confusion. I don't much care for silent editing for just this reason.