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This beginner tutorial introduces Rust by covering installation, Cargo project setup, basic Rust syntax and static types, and debugging in Visual Studio Code. It also explains Rust’s role in web development alongside JavaScript and WebAssembly.
Syllabus
Introduction
Why Rust is important in a Web ecosystem
Installing Rust
Updating Rust
Uninstalling Rust
Cargo
Creating a new Rust application with Cargo
Understanding Cargo.toml
gitignore
Hello World with main.rs
Running your application with cargo run
Rust in VSCode
Binaries, Libraries and Target folder
Cargo build
Get coding in RustLang
VSCode extensions
Coding a function and static types
Debugging in VSCode
Conclusion
Taught by
Chris Hay