Why can't you specify the data type within tuples?

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let (name, age:u8) = ("Joe", 10);

Why is this not allowed where I can specify the data type for the age variable inside a tuple?

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You would need to specify it for the entire tuple, like so:

let (name, age): (&str, u8) = ("Joe", 10);
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Thanks this makes sense, and why are string literals &str, like why are they a reference?

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That's because they are hard-coded into your program, so you're just referencing the data in your program's memory.

Also, do note that you can use the _ type to let rust infer the type, making the above become:

let (name, age): (_, u8) = ("Joe", 10);
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Also, you can't specify types in patterns, and (name, age) is a pattern, but you can use @OptimisticPeach's solution above to specify the types.

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Because the following RFC hasn't been approved yet:

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