Lifetimes and Borrow Checker

Lifetimes define how long references remain valid, preventing dangling references and memory safety issues. The borrow checker enforces these rules at compile time. Lifetime annotations use syntax like 'a to specify relationships between references in function signatures when the compiler can't infer them automatically.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @official@Lifetimes
• @article@Mastering Lifetimes in Rust: Memory Safety and Borrow Checking
• @video@Crust of Rust: Lifetime Annotations