Rust is a new programming language for systems and general programming. It is quickly gaining popularity as a safer alternative for the niche currently occupied mainly by C and C++.
After this one or two day training the participants can:
- understand what kind of language Rust is
- make informed decisions about choosing Rust for a project
- read program code written in Rust
- write simple command line programs in Rust
- understand memory management in Rust
- implement concurrency in Rust using threads and async
- study Rust on their own
To be clear: Rust is a large language, and this course will only get participants started. This course does not teach “advanced Rust”: that will require months or years of active study and use of the language.
The training requires active participation in discussion and hands-on programming exercises.
This course is aimed at people who already know how to program. This is not a course for learning to program for the first time. Experience in a compiled, low-level language such as C or C++ is helpful, but not required. Experience in any language will do. Being comfortable on the command line is needed.
Participants will need:
- a computer, using a supported CPU (e.g.,
x86_64,aarch64)- Linux, macOS, and Windows are all suitable
- other operating systems may also be
- 15 gigabytes of free disk space
- an Internet connection sufficient for downloading 10-15 gigabytes
- permission to install software (the Rust toolchain)
Optional preparation:
- follow instructions on installation page to install the Rust toolchain using the rustup tool, and a C toolchain (gcc for Linux, Visual Studio with C++ support for Windows)
- to test your Rust installation, run the following commands:
cargo init hellocd initcargo run- if the output has “Hello, World”, the Rust toolchain is set up
See the training page for prices. To book training, contact me at liw@liw.fi.