Rust Fundamentals from Coursera

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Installing Rust and Setting Up Your Text Editor

This week, you will learn how to optimize your Rust development workflow using powerful tools such as programming suggestions, prompts with Copilot, and GitHub Codespaces. By diving into the lessons on programming with suggestions, using prompts with Copilot, and exploring the fundamentals of Codespaces, you will acquire the skills to streamline your coding process and collaborate more efficiently with others.

Rust Fundamentals

This week, you will dive into the essential concepts of control flow, error handling, and functions in Rust programming. By exploring the lessons on conditional statements, loops (including the while and for loops), break and continue statements, match control flow, and error handling, you will gain a solid understanding of how to effectively control the flow of your code and handle errors. Additionally, you will explore the fundamentals of functions in Rust, including unit functions, return values, using arguments, and the borrowing concept.

Using Structs, Types, and Enums

This week, you will learn about various data structures and types in Rust. We'll cover defining structs, creating instances, and associated functions. Additionally, you'll explore string manipulation using String and str types. The course will also touch upon vectors, covering value retrieval and element addition. You'll gain familiarity with enums, including the Option enum and its applications, as well as using vectors with enums. Lastly, we'll focus on exhaustive matches for handling enum cases. Practical assessments throughout the course will reinforce your understanding of Rust's data structures and types.

Applying Rust

This week you will explore advanced topics related to code organization, testing, documentation, and library development. By delving into the lessons on verifying code with doctest, working with public and private modules, managing public and private fields, organizing test files, writing tests for your code, testing private code, using test failure messages effectively, and documenting your code, you will acquire the necessary skills to create robust and well-structured Rust projects.

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Suitable for novices seeking a solid foundation in Rust programming

Covers essential Rust syntax, core concepts, and efficient code organization techniques

Delves into advanced topics, including testing, documentation, and library development

Empowers learners to develop reliable and high-performance applications

Provides hands-on practice through practical assessments and coding examples

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Review core Rust concepts

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Ensure a solid grasp of core Rust concepts, making subsequent learning smoother.

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Revise control flow structures (conditional statements, loops).
Review error handling techniques.
Go over the basics of functions in Rust.

Read "The Rust Programming Language"

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Gain a comprehensive understanding of Rust by reading the definitive book on the language.

View The Rust Programming Language, 2nd Edition on Amazon

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Acquire a copy of "The Rust Programming Language".
Read through the book at your own pace.
Make notes and highlight key concepts.

Participate in peer code review

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Enhance coding skills and deepen understanding through constructive peer feedback.

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Find a study partner or group with similar Rust experience.
Exchange code snippets for review.
Provide constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement.

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Record a screencast tutorial on a Rust topic

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Solidify understanding and potentially help others by creating and sharing a screencast tutorial.

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Choose a Rust topic you are comfortable with.
Plan the tutorial's structure and content.
Record the screencast using appropriate software.
Publish the tutorial on a platform like YouTube or Vimeo.

Career center

Learners who complete Rust Fundamentals will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Systems Programmer

Systems Programmers design, develop, and maintain operating systems and other system software. The topics covered in this course will provide you with a strong foundation in Rust programming, which is becoming increasingly popular for systems programming. Specifically, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and reliable system software.

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Web Developer

Web Developers design and develop websites and web applications. The topics in this course will prepare you to write more efficient and secure back-end code for web applications. In particular, the course's focus on memory management will help you prevent memory leaks and other common errors. It also covers code organization techniques that are particularly useful for large-scale web applications.

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Software Engineer

Software Engineers design, develop, and maintain software applications. Thanks to its focus on memory management and concurrency, this course can help you write more efficient and reliable code as a Software Engineer. Specifically, the course covers advanced concepts such as error handling and code organization which are essential for building robust software applications. Whether you're new to programming or an experienced Software Engineer looking to expand your skillset, this course may provide you with the knowledge and confidence to succeed.

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Embedded Systems Engineer

Embedded Systems Engineers design, develop, and maintain embedded systems, which are computer systems that are embedded in other devices, such as cars, medical devices, and industrial equipment. This course may be useful for Embedded Systems Engineers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in embedded systems development. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and reliable embedded systems.

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Mobile Developer

Mobile Developers design, develop, and maintain mobile applications for smartphones and tablets. This course may be useful for Mobile Developers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in mobile development. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and responsive mobile applications.

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Game Developer

Game Developers design, develop, and maintain video games. This course may be useful for Game Developers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in game development. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and responsive games.

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Data Scientist

Data Scientists use data to solve problems and make predictions. This course may be useful for Data Scientists who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in data science. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and scalable data science applications.

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DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineers bridge the gap between software development and IT operations. This course may be useful for DevOps Engineers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in DevOps. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and reliable DevOps tools and applications.

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Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineers design, develop, and maintain cloud applications and infrastructure. This course may be useful for Cloud Engineers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in cloud computing. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and scalable cloud applications.

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Security Engineer

Security Engineers design, develop, and maintain security systems and applications. This course may be useful for Security Engineers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in security engineering. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and secure security applications.

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Blockchain Developer

Blockchain Developers design, develop, and maintain blockchain applications. This course may be useful for Blockchain Developers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in blockchain development. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and secure blockchain applications.

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Educator

Educators teach students about a variety of subjects, including computer science. This course may be useful for Educators who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in computer science education. In particular, the course's focus on teaching essential concepts and principles will help you prepare your students for success in their programming careers.

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Technical Writer

Technical Writers create and maintain technical documentation, such as user manuals, white papers, and tutorials. This course may be useful for Technical Writers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in technical writing. In particular, the course's focus on code organization and documentation will help you write more clear and concise technical documentation.

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Consultant

Consultants provide advice and guidance to businesses and organizations on a variety of topics, including computer science. This course may be useful for Consultants who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in business and industry. In particular, the course's focus on code organization and documentation will help you communicate your ideas more clearly and effectively to your clients.

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Researcher

Researchers conduct research in a variety of fields, including computer science. This course may be useful for Researchers who want to learn more about Rust, a programming language that is gaining popularity in computer science research. In particular, the course's focus on memory management and concurrency will help you write more efficient and reliable research code.

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