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Rust First Steps

Hello Cargo, types, and your first fight with the borrow checker.

Start Rust from zero: Cargo, variables, types, control flow, functions, and the basics of ownership. The compiler will be blunt. That is love.

Beginner9 lessons~7h
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Course content

Getting Started

  • ○Hello, Cargo (and Macros)10 min

Core Concepts

  • ○Variables, Types & Shadowing15 min
  • ○if, loop, while, for15 min
  • ○Functions & the Semicolon Trap15 min

The Rust Superpower

  • ○Ownership 101: Move, Don't Copy20 min
  • ○References & Borrowing20 min

Project

  • ○Mini Project: Number Classifier22 min

Collections

  • ○String, &str & Vec<T>18 min

Rust Oddities

  • ○Copy vs Clone, Debug & Display15 min