Exercise 1: Hello, Rust!

Problem Statement

Write a Rust program that:

1. Asks the user for their name
2. Prints a personalized greeting including their name
3. Prints the current date

Learning Objectives

• Practice using the println! macro
• Learn how to get user input using std::io
• Format strings using Rust's formatting capabilities

Starter Code

use std::io;

fn main() {
    // TODO: 1. Prompt the user for their name

    // TODO: 2. Read the user's input
    let mut name = String::new();

    // TODO: 3. Print a personalized greeting

    // BONUS: Print the current date
    // Hint: You can use the chrono crate for this
}

How to Run Your Code

1. First, modify the starter code in 01_hello_rust_starter.rs according to the requirements
2. Run your code from the bootcamp root directory with: cargo run --bin module1_01

Expected Output

What is your name? Alice
Hello, Alice! Welcome to the Rust Bootcamp!
Today is [current date].

Tips

• Use io::stdin().read_line(&mut name) to read user input
• Remember to handle the Result returned by read_line
• To trim whitespace (like newlines) from the input, use name.trim()
• For the bonus, you'll need to add the chrono crate to your dependencies in Cargo.toml