What is super in Rust paths?

Super accesses parent modules, like .. in filesystems. Use super::func() inside child mods.

How do you make a Rust struct public with private fields?

pub struct Foo { private_field: i32, pub public_field: i32, }. Struct pub exposes it; fields need own pub.

Public enums need usable variants externally. No point hiding them—keeps matching clean.

You're knee-deep in a Rust module, fumbling for that parent function. Super to the rescue—or is it? Let's cut through the tutorial fog.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 4 min read

Use super:: for parent modules, crate:: for absolute paths—pick based on scope. 𝕏
Pub on structs makes them visible, but fields stay private unless pub'd explicitly. 𝕏
Enums with pub auto-export variants; structs don't—design for encapsulation. 𝕏

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