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diff --git a/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/README.md b/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/README.md
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+# Type conversions
+
+Rust offers a multitude of ways to convert a value of a given type into another type.
+
+The simplest form of type conversion is a type cast expression. It is denoted with the binary operator `as`. For instance, `println!("{}", 1 + 1.0);` would not compile, since `1` is an integer while `1.0` is a float. However, `println!("{}", 1 as f32 + 1.0)` should compile. The exercise [`using_as`](using_as.rs) tries to cover this.
+
+Rust also offers traits that facilitate type conversions upon implementation. These traits can be found under the [`convert`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/index.html) module.
+The traits are the following:
+
+- `From` and `Into` covered in [`from_into`](from_into.rs)
+- `TryFrom` and `TryInto` covered in [`try_from_into`](try_from_into.rs)
+- `AsRef` and `AsMut` covered in [`as_ref_mut`](as_ref_mut.rs)
+
+Furthermore, the `std::str` module offers a trait called [`FromStr`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/str/trait.FromStr.html) which helps with converting strings into target types via the `parse` method on strings. If properly implemented for a given type `Person`, then `let p: Person = "Mark,20".parse().unwrap()` should both compile and run without panicking.
+
+These should be the main ways ***within the standard library*** to convert data into your desired types.
+
+## Further information
+
+These are not directly covered in the book, but the standard library has a great documentation for it.
+
+- [conversions](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/index.html)
+- [`FromStr` trait](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/str/trait.FromStr.html)
diff --git a/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/as_ref_mut.rs b/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/as_ref_mut.rs
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+// AsRef and AsMut allow for cheap reference-to-reference conversions. Read more
+// about them at https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/trait.AsRef.html and
+// https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/trait.AsMut.html, respectively.
+
+// Obtain the number of bytes (not characters) in the given argument
+// (`.len()` returns the number of bytes in a string).
+// TODO: Add the `AsRef` trait appropriately as a trait bound.
+fn byte_counter<T>(arg: T) -> usize {
+    arg.as_ref().len()
+}
+
+// Obtain the number of characters (not bytes) in the given argument.
+// TODO: Add the `AsRef` trait appropriately as a trait bound.
+fn char_counter<T>(arg: T) -> usize {
+    arg.as_ref().chars().count()
+}
+
+// Squares a number using `as_mut()`.
+// TODO: Add the appropriate trait bound.
+fn num_sq<T>(arg: &mut T) {
+    // TODO: Implement the function body.
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // You can optionally experiment here.
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn different_counts() {
+        let s = "Café au lait";
+        assert_ne!(char_counter(s), byte_counter(s));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn same_counts() {
+        let s = "Cafe au lait";
+        assert_eq!(char_counter(s), byte_counter(s));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn different_counts_using_string() {
+        let s = String::from("Café au lait");
+        assert_ne!(char_counter(s.clone()), byte_counter(s));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn same_counts_using_string() {
+        let s = String::from("Cafe au lait");
+        assert_eq!(char_counter(s.clone()), byte_counter(s));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mut_box() {
+        let mut num: Box<u32> = Box::new(3);
+        num_sq(&mut num);
+        assert_eq!(*num, 9);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/from_into.rs b/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/from_into.rs
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+// The `From` trait is used for value-to-value conversions. If `From` is
+// implemented, an implementation of `Into` is automatically provided.
+// You can read more about it in the documentation:
+// https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/trait.From.html
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Person {
+    name: String,
+    age: u8,
+}
+
+// We implement the Default trait to use it as a fallback when the provided
+// string is not convertible into a `Person` object.
+impl Default for Person {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: String::from("John"),
+            age: 30,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: Complete this `From` implementation to be able to parse a `Person`
+// out of a string in the form of "Mark,20".
+// Note that you'll need to parse the age component into a `u8` with something
+// like `"4".parse::<u8>()`.
+//
+// Steps:
+// 1. Split the given string on the commas present in it.
+// 2. If the split operation returns less or more than 2 elements, return the
+//    default of `Person`.
+// 3. Use the first element from the split operation as the name.
+// 4. If the name is empty, return the default of `Person`.
+// 5. Parse the second element from the split operation into a `u8` as the age.
+// 6. If parsing the age fails, return the default of `Person`.
+impl From<&str> for Person {
+    fn from(s: &str) -> Self {}
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // Use the `from` function.
+    let p1 = Person::from("Mark,20");
+    println!("{p1:?}");
+
+    // Since `From` is implemented for Person, we are able to use `Into`.
+    let p2: Person = "Gerald,70".into();
+    println!("{p2:?}");
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default() {
+        let dp = Person::default();
+        assert_eq!(dp.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(dp.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bad_convert() {
+        let p = Person::from("");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_good_convert() {
+        let p = Person::from("Mark,20");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "Mark");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 20);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bad_age() {
+        let p = Person::from("Mark,twenty");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_missing_comma_and_age() {
+        let p: Person = Person::from("Mark");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_missing_age() {
+        let p: Person = Person::from("Mark,");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_missing_name() {
+        let p: Person = Person::from(",1");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_missing_name_and_age() {
+        let p: Person = Person::from(",");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_missing_name_and_invalid_age() {
+        let p: Person = Person::from(",one");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_trailing_comma() {
+        let p: Person = Person::from("Mike,32,");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_trailing_comma_and_some_string() {
+        let p: Person = Person::from("Mike,32,dog");
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 30);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/from_str.rs b/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/from_str.rs
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+// This is similar to the previous `from_into` exercise. But this time, we'll
+// implement `FromStr` and return errors instead of falling back to a default
+// value. Additionally, upon implementing `FromStr`, you can use the `parse`
+// method on strings to generate an object of the implementor type. You can read
+// more about it in the documentation:
+// https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/str/trait.FromStr.html
+
+use std::num::ParseIntError;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct Person {
+    name: String,
+    age: u8,
+}
+
+// We will use this error type for the `FromStr` implementation.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+enum ParsePersonError {
+    // Incorrect number of fields
+    BadLen,
+    // Empty name field
+    NoName,
+    // Wrapped error from parse::<u8>()
+    ParseInt(ParseIntError),
+}
+
+// TODO: Complete this `FromStr` implementation to be able to parse a `Person`
+// out of a string in the form of "Mark,20".
+// Note that you'll need to parse the age component into a `u8` with something
+// like `"4".parse::<u8>()`.
+//
+// Steps:
+// 1. Split the given string on the commas present in it.
+// 2. If the split operation returns less or more than 2 elements, return the
+//    error `ParsePersonError::BadLen`.
+// 3. Use the first element from the split operation as the name.
+// 4. If the name is empty, return the error `ParsePersonError::NoName`.
+// 5. Parse the second element from the split operation into a `u8` as the age.
+// 6. If parsing the age fails, return the error `ParsePersonError::ParseInt`.
+impl FromStr for Person {
+    type Err = ParsePersonError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {}
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let p = "Mark,20".parse::<Person>();
+    println!("{p:?}");
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use ParsePersonError::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_input() {
+        assert_eq!("".parse::<Person>(), Err(BadLen));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn good_input() {
+        let p = "John,32".parse::<Person>();
+        assert!(p.is_ok());
+        let p = p.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(p.name, "John");
+        assert_eq!(p.age, 32);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_age() {
+        assert!(matches!("John,".parse::<Person>(), Err(ParseInt(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_age() {
+        assert!(matches!("John,twenty".parse::<Person>(), Err(ParseInt(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_comma_and_age() {
+        assert_eq!("John".parse::<Person>(), Err(BadLen));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_name() {
+        assert_eq!(",1".parse::<Person>(), Err(NoName));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_name_and_age() {
+        assert!(matches!(",".parse::<Person>(), Err(NoName | ParseInt(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_name_and_invalid_age() {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            ",one".parse::<Person>(),
+            Err(NoName | ParseInt(_)),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trailing_comma() {
+        assert_eq!("John,32,".parse::<Person>(), Err(BadLen));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trailing_comma_and_some_string() {
+        assert_eq!("John,32,man".parse::<Person>(), Err(BadLen));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/try_from_into.rs b/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/try_from_into.rs
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+// `TryFrom` is a simple and safe type conversion that may fail in a controlled
+// way under some circumstances. Basically, this is the same as `From`. The main
+// difference is that this should return a `Result` type instead of the target
+// type itself. You can read more about it in the documentation:
+// https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/trait.TryFrom.html
+
+#![allow(clippy::useless_vec)]
+use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct Color {
+    red: u8,
+    green: u8,
+    blue: u8,
+}
+
+// We will use this error type for the `TryFrom` conversions.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+enum IntoColorError {
+    // Incorrect length of slice
+    BadLen,
+    // Integer conversion error
+    IntConversion,
+}
+
+// TODO: Tuple implementation.
+// Correct RGB color values must be integers in the 0..=255 range.
+impl TryFrom<(i16, i16, i16)> for Color {
+    type Error = IntoColorError;
+
+    fn try_from(tuple: (i16, i16, i16)) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {}
+}
+
+// TODO: Array implementation.
+impl TryFrom<[i16; 3]> for Color {
+    type Error = IntoColorError;
+
+    fn try_from(arr: [i16; 3]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {}
+}
+
+// TODO: Slice implementation.
+// This implementation needs to check the slice length.
+impl TryFrom<&[i16]> for Color {
+    type Error = IntoColorError;
+
+    fn try_from(slice: &[i16]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {}
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // Using the `try_from` function.
+    let c1 = Color::try_from((183, 65, 14));
+    println!("{c1:?}");
+
+    // Since `TryFrom` is implemented for `Color`, we can use `TryInto`.
+    let c2: Result<Color, _> = [183, 65, 14].try_into();
+    println!("{c2:?}");
+
+    let v = vec![183, 65, 14];
+    // With slice we should use the `try_from` function
+    let c3 = Color::try_from(&v[..]);
+    println!("{c3:?}");
+    // or put the slice within round brackets and use `try_into`.
+    let c4: Result<Color, _> = (&v[..]).try_into();
+    println!("{c4:?}");
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use IntoColorError::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tuple_out_of_range_positive() {
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from((256, 1000, 10000)), Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tuple_out_of_range_negative() {
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from((-1, -10, -256)), Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tuple_sum() {
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from((-1, 255, 255)), Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tuple_correct() {
+        let c: Result<Color, _> = (183, 65, 14).try_into();
+        assert!(c.is_ok());
+        assert_eq!(
+            c.unwrap(),
+            Color {
+                red: 183,
+                green: 65,
+                blue: 14,
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_array_out_of_range_positive() {
+        let c: Result<Color, _> = [1000, 10000, 256].try_into();
+        assert_eq!(c, Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_array_out_of_range_negative() {
+        let c: Result<Color, _> = [-10, -256, -1].try_into();
+        assert_eq!(c, Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_array_sum() {
+        let c: Result<Color, _> = [-1, 255, 255].try_into();
+        assert_eq!(c, Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_array_correct() {
+        let c: Result<Color, _> = [183, 65, 14].try_into();
+        assert!(c.is_ok());
+        assert_eq!(
+            c.unwrap(),
+            Color {
+                red: 183,
+                green: 65,
+                blue: 14
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_out_of_range_positive() {
+        let arr = [10000, 256, 1000];
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from(&arr[..]), Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_out_of_range_negative() {
+        let arr = [-256, -1, -10];
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from(&arr[..]), Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_sum() {
+        let arr = [-1, 255, 255];
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from(&arr[..]), Err(IntConversion));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_correct() {
+        let v = vec![183, 65, 14];
+        let c: Result<Color, _> = Color::try_from(&v[..]);
+        assert!(c.is_ok());
+        assert_eq!(
+            c.unwrap(),
+            Color {
+                red: 183,
+                green: 65,
+                blue: 14,
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_excess_length() {
+        let v = vec![0, 0, 0, 0];
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from(&v[..]), Err(BadLen));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_insufficient_length() {
+        let v = vec![0, 0];
+        assert_eq!(Color::try_from(&v[..]), Err(BadLen));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/using_as.rs b/rust/rustlings/exercises/23_conversions/using_as.rs
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+// Type casting in Rust is done via the usage of the `as` operator.
+// Note that the `as` operator is not only used when type casting. It also helps
+// with renaming imports.
+
+fn average(values: &[f64]) -> f64 {
+    let total = values.iter().sum::<f64>();
+    // TODO: Make a conversion before dividing.
+    total / values.len()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let values = [3.5, 0.3, 13.0, 11.7];
+    println!("{}", average(&values));
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn returns_proper_type_and_value() {
+        assert_eq!(average(&[3.5, 0.3, 13.0, 11.7]), 7.125);
+    }
+}