rust-workshop-extra

Slides and other material primarily intended for the workshop organizer.

The template for the participants is here. (or in the submodule rust-workshop)

Invitation

When inviting people to the workshop, include the information in invitation.md.

Agenda

The following agenda serves as a progress tracker for the workshop preparation.

• language basics 1
  • introduction, goal of the workshop
  • agenda
    • map out the book (which day covers which chapters, what is skipped)
    • invite students to come up with their own final project ideas
  • theory
    • 3: common programming concepts
    • 4: ownership
  • practice
    • setup
      • toolchain
      • copy rust-workshop repo
      • install vscode extensions
      • editor setup (clippy)
    • rustlings (until move semantics)
  • homework:
    • standard library reading
    • suggested bonus exercises
• language basics 2
  • theory
    • 5: structs
    • 6: enums & match
    • 7: crates & modules
    • 8: std collections
    • 9: error handling
  • practice
    • navigate std documentation
  • homework
    • Read list of modules in the standard libraries. Pick a couple of them and read the module-level documentation.
• advanced language features
  • theory
    • 10: generics
    • 10: traits
    • 10: lifetimes (only overview)
    • 13: closures
    • 13: iterators
    • conclusion of language part. quick note about async.
  • practice
    • write custom iterator
  • homework
• beyond the book: navigating the ecosystem
  • theory
    • how to use libraries
    • how to find libraries
      • not in std:
        • rand
        • regex
        • log
        • time
        • hyper (http)
      • blessed.rs (shortlist)
        • container-based cross-compilation
        • FFI glue-code generators (C, C++, WASM, Python! and many more)
        • release automation
      • lib.rs (extensive category-based index)
    • library information (crates.io)
    • library documentation (docs.rs)
    • demo of two crates showcasing the power of the language:
      • itertools
      • serde
    • This Week in Rust
    • how to setup a CI/CD pipeline
    • quick note about the state of embedded
  • practice
  • homework
    • Skim blessed.rs from top to bottom. "Holy shit, you can do that?"-moments are guaranteed.
• start project
  • network services
    • several services communicate via HTTP, data types are in a shared crate
    • if frontend experience present: leptos dashboard for services
  • CLI tools
    • communicate via stdin/-out, can be composed using pipes
  • python extension module (PyO3 & maturin)
  • ...
• finish project, wrap up, discussion, feedback etc.