Embark on a 24-minute journey through the Rust programming language with Claudia Saxer's RustFest Barcelona talk. Discover the challenges and triumphs of learning Rust from scratch in just 66 hours, as experienced by a C# and TypeScript developer. Explore the language's unique features, tooling, and compiler messages while gaining insights into the learning process. Follow Saxer's emotional chart as she navigates through topics like prototyping, frontend development, and working with generics and nested structs. Gain valuable key takeaways and prepare for an enlightening Q&A session that will help you understand the potential and pitfalls of rapidly acquiring Rust programming skills.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Why Rust
Ride
My journey
Learning Rust
Tooling
Tools
Compiler messages
The bad part
Proto
Consoleera
Frontend
RepAssembly
JavaScript
First draft
Splitting Rust files
Generics
Nestedstructs
Emotional chart
Key takeaways
Questions
Taught by
Rust