diff --git a/chapter1/.gitignore b/chapter1/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/.gitignore
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+/target
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/.idea/.gitignore
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+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/chapter1/.idea/chapter1.iml b/chapter1/.idea/chapter1.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c254557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/.idea/chapter1.iml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="CPP_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chapter1/.idea/modules.xml b/chapter1/.idea/modules.xml
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index 0000000..daf6423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/.idea/modules.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/chapter1.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/chapter1.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chapter1/.idea/vcs.xml b/chapter1/.idea/vcs.xml
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+++ b/chapter1/.idea/vcs.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chapter1/Cargo.lock b/chapter1/Cargo.lock
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "chapter1"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/chapter1/Cargo.toml b/chapter1/Cargo.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "chapter1"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/chapter1/src/main.rs b/chapter1/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}
diff --git a/chapter1/tags b/chapter1/tags
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter1/tags
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+!_TAG_FILE_FORMAT	2	/extended format; --format=1 will not append ;" to lines/
+!_TAG_FILE_SORTED	1	/0=unsorted, 1=sorted, 2=foldcase/
+!_TAG_PROGRAM_AUTHOR	Darren Hiebert	/dhiebert@users.sourceforge.net/
+!_TAG_PROGRAM_NAME	Exuberant Ctags	//
+!_TAG_PROGRAM_URL	http://ctags.sourceforge.net	/official site/
+!_TAG_PROGRAM_VERSION	Development	//