# Current Learning State

## Position
**Book:** Rust Book (Brown University edition) - Chapter 8 (Collections) ✅
**Status:** Ready for Collections exercises or Chapter 9
**Last Updated:** 2026-01-14

## Recent Concepts Covered
- Variables and mutability
- Data types and functions
- Control flow (if/else, loops)
- Ownership and borrowing
- Structs and enums
- Pattern matching
- Modules and privacy
- Collections (Vec, String, HashMap)

## Current Understanding Level
- **Ownership:** Ambivalent (normal at this stage) - needs more practice
- **Basic syntax:** Comfortable
- **Modules:** Starting now

## Next Learning Target
Module exercises from Milestone 4:
1. Multi-Module Note-Taking CLI
2. Calculator Plugin System
3. Wallet Module Structure (crypto-focused)

## Ready for Exercise Difficulty
**Medium** - Multiple concepts, some ambiguity, 1-2 hours

## Notes
- Feeling eager to build but worried about forgetting concepts
- Need spaced repetition through practical exercises
- Ready for crypto-domain applications