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

  - An `enum` creates a new data type

  - An `enum` data type can have different variants

  - Each `enum` value is always one of those variants

  - The variants can have 0 or more fields

  - Using the `match` expression, you can pattern match against values to determine which variant you’re using

  - Match arms have a pattern, a fat arrow `=>`, and an expression

  - If your arm’s expression is a block, the comma following the block is optional

  - `enum`s can have `impl` blocks, trait implementations, and can derive traits

  - `enum`s can have type parameters

  - A common pattern in Rust is to use the `Option<T>` enum to represent an optional result

  - Using `match` expressions, you can capture the values in fields into a variable


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