Mastering Rust: Building Safe And Efficient Software

Essential Skills for Modern Software Development: A Comprehensive Journey Through Rust, from Basics to Building a Game

What you'll learn

Set up a Rust development environment and run basic programs.

Master Rust's variables, data types, and control structures.

Understand and implement Rust functions and modular code.

Apply ownership and borrowing concepts for memory safety.

Create and manipulate structs, enums, and use pattern matching.

Create and manipulate structs, enums, and use pattern matching.

Handle errors efficiently using Rust’s Result and Option types.

Requirements

Basic understanding of programming concepts.

A computer capable of running Rust and associated tools.

Internet access for software installation and resources.

No prior experience with Rust is required, making it beginner-friendly.

Description

Embark on a comprehensive journey into the world of Rust programming with our course, "Mastering Rust: Building Safe and Efficient Software". This meticulously structured course is designed for both beginners and experienced developers looking to deepen their understanding of Rust, a language celebrated for its performance and safety features.Starting with the basics, you will first get acquainted with Rust's history, its unique features, and benefits. You'll set up your Rust development environment and craft your first "Hello World" program. As the course progresses, you'll delve into the core aspects of Rust including variables, constants, data types, and control structures like loops and conditional statements. Practical exercises will help you grasp the essentials of user input and data handling.The course then advances to more complex topics such as functions, modules, and effective code organization using crates. A special focus will be on Rust’s innovative ownership and borrowing concepts, which ensure memory safety without a garbage collector.Moving further into structured data types, you'll explore structs and enums, along with the power of pattern matching. These concepts will be crucial as you begin building a Rust-based Snake game. This project will not only solidify your understanding of the language but also enhance your problem-solving skills as you implement game logic, handle user interactions, and manage game events.By the conclusion of this course, you will not only have a thorough understanding of Rust’s fundamental and advanced concepts but also gain hands-on experience in applying these concepts in real-world applications. Whether you are starting your programming journey or looking to upgrade your coding arsenal, this course offers valuable insights and skills in one of the most sought-after programming languages in the industry today.

Overview

Section 1: ntroduction to Rust Programming

Lecture 1 Overview of Rust: history, features, and benefits

Lecture 2 Setting up Rust development environment

Lecture 3 Hello World program in Rust

Section 2: Rust basics

Lecture 4 Variables and constants in Rust

Lecture 5 Primitive Data types in Rust

Lecture 6 Compound Data types

Lecture 7 User input

Lecture 8 Arithmetic operators, type casting and overflow

Lecture 9 Logic operators and if statements

Lecture 10 Infinite loops

Lecture 11 while and for loops

Section 3: Rust Functions and Modules

Lecture 12 Functions in Rust: defining, calling, and returning values

Lecture 13 Functions using chatgpt

Lecture 14 Ownership and borrowing in Rust

Lecture 15 Modules and crates: organizing code in Rust projects

Section 4: Rust Structs, Enums, and Pattern Matching

Lecture 16 Structs: defining custom data types in Rust

Lecture 17 Types of structures in Rust

Lecture 18 Enums: representing a group of related values

Lecture 19 Pattern matching: matching patterns to control program flow

Section 5: Advanced rust concepts

Lecture 20 Option enum

Lecture 21 Error handling in Rust: Result and Option types

Lecture 22 Generics and traits in Rust

Lecture 23 Vectors

Section 6: Project : Rust Snake Game

Lecture 24 Generating the code using chatGPT

Lecture 25 Code revision with ChatGPT

Lecture 26 Understanding the game logic used by ChatGPT

Lecture 27 Rendering the game graphics and displaying the game screen

Lecture 28 Handling user input

Lecture 29 - Drawing the snake and understanding its movement and growth

Lecture 30 Updating game event

Lecture 31 Overview of the course and conclusion

Beginners interested in learning a new, efficient programming language.,Software developers looking to enhance their skills with Rust.,Computer science students needing practical experience with system-level languages.,Game developers eager to explore game programming with Rust.,Professionals in tech fields seeking to improve their coding practices for better performance.,Hobbyists and tech enthusiasts curious about modern programming trends and applications.