Rust 236 Devblog [2026]

One of the most significant changes in Rust 2.36 is the stabilization of the .. and ..= range patterns. These patterns allow you to match and bind ranges of values in a more concise and expressive way. For example, you can now write:

Rust 2.36 Devblog: What’s New and Noteworthy** rust 236 devblog

let numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; match numbers { [.., 0, ..] => println!("The array contains a 0"), _ => println!("The array does not contain a 0"), } This change makes it easier to work with ranges and slices in Rust, and we’re excited to see how developers will use this feature to simplify their code. One of the most significant changes in Rust 2