# The Rust Performance Book by Nicholas Cameron et al.

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Rust Performance Book by Nicholas Cameron et al. and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers find it valuable and well organized, a great resource for improving the performance of Rust programs.

## Why people recommend it

- Gives a lot of value (1 comments): "I got a ton of value from this book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46031655))
- Described as a great resource (1 comments): "This is a great resource!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46030505))
- Table of contents seems reasonable (1 comments): "the table of contents on the left seems reasonable enough" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48295264))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Rust+Performance+Book&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Rust Performance Book by Nicholas Cameron et al.", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rust-performance-book/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).