Learn the basics of Rust programming from scratch, starting with the syntax, then moving to the core components of Rust.

Become a Rust Professional

In this module, we’ll start with the basics of the Rust programming language, and learn the syntax, philosophy, and the anatomy of Rust. With that in hand, we’ll move to some of the more unique parts of Rust, such as expression-oriented programming, ownership, and its robust type system.
In the latter half of the module, we’ll work through some of the core components of Rust, such as references, memory management, mutability, traits, slices, and generics.

The Ultimate Guide to Rust Programming

  - The `if` expression can be used to only perform an effect if a condition is `true`

  - An `else` branch can be added to an `if` to do something if the condition is `false`

  - You can build up more complex series of conditions with `if`/`else if`/`else`

  - If you provide an `else`, and all branches evaluate to the same type, you can evaluate to a value from your `if` expression

  - Functions can call themselves using recursion, which combined with conditionals, can allow for more sophisticated programs

  - Block-like expressions that evaluate to unit do not need a semicolon to be turned into statements


Hello World and variables

Anatomy of Rust

Functions

Boolean

Conditionals

Mutable variables and while loops

Structs and ownership

References

Methods

Strings

Arrays, Vecs, and slices

Traits

Enums

Iterators and for loops

Early exit

Appendix

Conclusion

Summary