Add init-struct pattern

[virtualritz]

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[simonsan]

In general, I'm not sure, that this values an own article.

I also see it more as an idiom, than a pattern.

Can you look into https://github.com/rust-unofficial/patterns/blob/main/src/idioms/ctor.md and see what you would want to add there?

Also, there is something written down about that topic here already:

• https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch05-01-defining-structs.html#creating-instances-from-other-instances-with-struct-update-syntax
• https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-03-derivable-traits.html#default-for-default-values

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[virtualritz]

In general, I'm not sure, that this values an own article.

I also see it more as an idiom, than a pattern.

I find that many Rustaceans, even people using the language for a while are oblibious of this pattern/idiom. Especially people coming from other languages. So I though rather than adding it as a "footnote" somehere on an existing page, I make a dedicated one.

Today I ran into this again here. I would say overall I ran into people with considerable Rust experience being unaware of this maybe half a dozen times last year.

That's why I decided to write this. But it only took me 20mins. So if the PR is rejected, it's not a biggie. :grin:

[simonsan]

So I though rather than adding it as a "footnote" somehere on an existing page, I make a dedicated one.

It doesn't need to be only a footnote in said existing article. You can write a few lines about it as well and then link the both links I posted for example, to make people aware, that this topic is explained in the book.