Rust Programming Training

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Course Description

This Rust programming training course will help you understand what Rust applications look like, how to write Rust applications properly, and how to get the most out of the language and its libraries.

Rust is an intriguing language. Syntactically similar to C++, it offers higher-order language features to simplify important tasks such as memory management, concurrent execution, and safe vs. unsafe execution.

What you will learn:
•    Creating, building, and running Rust applications
•    Organizing Rust code and application structure properly
•    Managing memory safely and effectively
•    Using object-oriented techniques
•    Using functional programming techniques
•    Implementing concurrency
•    Exploring additional Rust technique

Course Outline

Getting Started with Rust

What is Rust
What can I do with Rust
What tools do I need for Rust

 

Rust Language Essentials

Types and variables
Conditional logic
Iteration
Functions
Collections

 

Organising Rust Code

Modules
Packages
Crates
Using the Cargo dependency manager and build tool

 

Error Handling

Overview
Recoverable errors
Unrecoverable errors

 

Object Orientation

Defining structures
Implementing functionality
Specifying traits
Design patterns

 

Functional Programming

Concepts
Anonymous functions
Closures
Patterns and techniques

 

Memory Management

What memory management problems does Rust solve
Managing the stack and the heap
Unsafe Rust

 

Ownership

The concept of ownership in Rust
References
Borrowing
Slices

 

Smart Pointers

The role of smart pointers in Rust
Using Box, Deref, and Drop
Using Rc and RefCell

 

Concurrency

Overview of concurrency in Rust
Creating threads
Defining actors and passing messages
Accessing shared data safely

 

Testing

Types of tests
Writing tests
Running tests
Test techniques

 

Tour of Additional Rust Techniques

Embedded systems
Data analysis
Database access