Watch a 24-minute conference talk from RustLab exploring the potential and challenges of teaching Rust to beginner programmers from disadvantaged backgrounds. Learn about Code Your Future's experience transitioning from JavaScript and Go to Rust programming instruction. Discover why Rust's clear error messages, well-designed APIs, and abstraction capabilities make it theoretically ideal for novice learners, while examining the practical hurdles of its complex features and assumptions about prior programming knowledge. Gain insights into making Rust more accessible as a learning language and learn about opportunities to volunteer or partner with Code Your Future's mission of training new software engineers.