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Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications

Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master memory management, ownership, and lifetimes in Rust to write efficient code.

  • Implement Rust's concurrency model using threads and async/await.

  • Optimize your Rust code through performance lints and benchmarking.

  • Build real-world applications such as web scraping and blockchain projects in Rust.

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16 assignments

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There are 14 modules in this course

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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this comprehensive Rust programming course, you’ll build the skills needed to become an expert in one of the fastest-growing programming languages. The course starts from the basics and guides you through advanced topics, including concurrency, error handling, and web development. With practical tips and real-world examples, you'll be able to apply Rust's unique features to solve complex programming challenges. As you progress, you’ll work on hands-on projects such as web scraping and implementing blockchain applications, allowing you to solidify your understanding and gain practical experience. You’ll also dive deep into Rust’s advanced features, like lifetimes, traits, and downcasting, ensuring you’re equipped to tackle real-world coding problems with confidence. This course is designed for learners who are ready to dive into Rust and advance their skills. You’ll encounter challenges and opportunities to apply what you’ve learned, helping you master concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization. It’s perfect for developers looking to level up their system programming skills. By the end of the course, you will be able to efficiently manage memory, handle complex types, optimize code for performance, and work with concurrency models in Rust. You’ll also gain the ability to develop real-world projects such as web services, blockchain applications, and more.

In this module, we will dive deep into advanced Rust programming techniques aimed at enhancing code efficiency. From struct initialization and function input management to string operations and the Builder pattern, this section equips you with practical strategies for writing optimized Rust code.

What's included

10 videos2 readings1 assignment

10 videosTotal 87 minutes
  • Initializing Struct Instances12 minutes
  • Function Inputs and Coercion7 minutes
  • Iterating Through Option9 minutes
  • Disabling Mutability for Finalized Objects8 minutes
  • String Concatenation and Ownership6 minutes
  • Simplifying Structures9 minutes
  • Efficient Programming Tips11 minutes
  • String Literals5 minutes
  • Todo Macro and Some Useful Extensions7 minutes
  • The Builder Pattern14 minutes
2 readingsTotal 20 minutes
  • Introduction to the Course 'Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications'10 minutes
  • Full Specialization Resources10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Efficient Programming with Rust - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will explore the intricacies of concurrent programming in Rust. You will learn about thread creation and synchronization, communication via channels, state sharing, and advanced concepts like async/await, preparing you to handle real-world concurrent programming challenges.

What's included

12 videos1 assignment

12 videosTotal 118 minutes
  • Threads Basics10 minutes
  • Multiple Threads and Ownership in Threads7 minutes
  • Communication through Channels12 minutes
  • Multiple Producers, Threads, and Functions11 minutes
  • Sharing States7 minutes
  • Passing Mutexes between Threads10 minutes
  • Synchronization Through Barriers13 minutes
  • Project: Web Scraping Using Threads9 minutes
  • Scoped Threads7 minutes
  • Thread Parking, Yielding7 minutes
  • Async Await9 minutes
  • Async Await (Tasks and Select)16 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Concurrency - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will cover essential file and directory handling techniques in Rust. You'll learn the basics of file operations, directory functions, and how to use regular expressions to process text efficiently, making your applications more robust and flexible.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment

4 videosTotal 50 minutes
  • Basic File Handling11 minutes
  • Directory and Path-Related Functions11 minutes
  • Regular Expressions Basics17 minutes
  • Repetitions Quantifiers and Capturing Groups11 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Text Processing, File and Directory Handling - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will delve into the complexities of sized and unsized types in Rust. You will gain a deeper understanding of how to handle types without a known size at compile time, leveraging Rust's unique type system for more flexible and powerful programming.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment

4 videosTotal 49 minutes
  • Unsized types and References to them12 minutes
  • Possibly Sized property12 minutes
  • Rust Provided Non-Sized types20 minutes
  • Coercion in Unsized Types5 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • A Deeper Look at the Sized and Unsized Types in Rust - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will explore Rust’s unique approach to error handling. You'll learn how to effectively use the Result and Option types to handle and propagate errors, implement custom error types, and adopt layered error handling strategies to build resilient applications.

What's included

8 videos1 assignment

8 videosTotal 52 minutes
  • Rust Error Handling7 minutes
  • Propagating Errors Finalized4 minutes
  • Multiple Error Types6 minutes
  • Chaining Question Mark7 minutes
  • Layered Outcomes Wrapping Results and Options in Rust (Part 1)6 minutes
  • Layered Outcomes Wrapping Results and Options in Rust4 minutes
  • Anyhow Crate10 minutes
  • Thiserror8 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Error Handling - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will explore advanced concepts of Rust references. You’ll learn how to cast, assign, and destructure references to manage memory effectively, and how references are constrained in method chaining and pattern matching for safe and efficient code.

What's included

8 videos1 assignment

8 videosTotal 48 minutes
  • Types of Reference3 minutes
  • Casting and Assignment of References5 minutes
  • Destructuring References6 minutes
  • Forcing Variables to Use References5 minutes
  • Referencing in Compound Data Types5 minutes
  • Pattern Matching Contexts8 minutes
  • Destructured Struct Parameters6 minutes
  • References Constraints in Method Chaining10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Beyond Basic References - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will dive into Rust’s coercion system, exploring automatic type conversions like deref, reference, and function item coercion. You'll also understand how coercion enables dynamic dispatch with trait objects and how it’s applied in generics for enhanced flexibility in your code.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 47 minutes
  • Coercion Basics (Deref Coercion)9 minutes
  • Coercion Sites4 minutes
  • Reference Coercion5 minutes
  • Function Item Coercion4 minutes
  • Trait Objects Coercion5 minutes
  • Unsized Coercion5 minutes
  • Coercion in Generics4 minutes
  • Transitivity in Coercion4 minutes
  • Least Upper Bound Coercion7 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Coercion in Rust - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will go beyond simple lifetime concepts and explore advanced topics such as lifetime bounds, subtyping, variance, and invariance. You'll deepen your understanding of Rust’s memory safety guarantees and learn how to manage lifetimes in more complex scenarios.

What's included

8 videos1 assignment

8 videosTotal 39 minutes
  • References Recap (Part 1)4 minutes
  • References Recap (Part 2)4 minutes
  • Relating Lifetimes Using Bounds3 minutes
  • Relating Lifetimes – Implied Bounds4 minutes
  • Relating Lifetimes – Subtyping and Variance8 minutes
  • Relating Lifetimes – Contravariance6 minutes
  • Relating Lifetimes – Invariance (Part 1)5 minutes
  • Relating Lifetimes – Invariance (Part 2)5 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Beyond Simple Lifetimes - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will explore Rust’s powerful trait system, focusing on the Orphan Rule, trait object limitations, and advanced concepts like operator overloading and sealed traits. This will enable you to write more flexible and efficient Rust code while managing complexity.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 47 minutes
  • Orphan Rule5 minutes
  • Trait Objects Limitations (Multiple Traits)7 minutes
  • Trait Objects Limitations (Associated Types)4 minutes
  • Trait Objects Limitations (Methods with Generics) Finalized8 minutes
  • Function with No Self Parameter Finalized5 minutes
  • Function with No Self Parameter Finalized6 minutes
  • Partial Object Safety4 minutes
  • Operator Overloading Finalized4 minutes
  • Sealed Trait6 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Traits - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to downcast between trait objects and concrete types to enable more flexible code in Rust. You’ll also explore real-world use cases for downcasting and discover how to check types without downcasting using Rust’s TypeId.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment

4 videosTotal 19 minutes
  • Downcasting Trait Objects9 minutes
  • Downcasting Usecase4 minutes
  • Downcasting for Conversion Between Trait Objects4 minutes
  • Checking Type without Downcasting Using TypeId3 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Downcasting - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will explore Rust’s Drop trait, focusing on how Rust handles resource cleanup when objects go out of scope. You'll learn about drop order, the impact of partial moves, and strategies to avoid drop operations when needed for efficient resource management.

What's included

7 videos1 assignment

7 videosTotal 38 minutes
  • Drop Check8 minutes
  • Drop and Partial Move2 minutes
  • Drop Order (Part 1) Finalized4 minutes
  • Drop Order (Part 2)4 minutes
  • Drop Order and Self-Referential Types6 minutes
  • Avoiding Drop Finalized6 minutes
  • Panic Safety7 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Dropcheck - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will merge the theory and practical application of blockchain technology using Rust. Starting from the fundamental concepts of hashes and blocks, you'll move on to building and validating a blockchain, acquiring the skills to develop blockchain solutions.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment

4 videosTotal 45 minutes
  • Blockchain Theory (Part 1: Hashes)6 minutes
  • Blockchain Theory (Part 2: Blocks and Blockchain)14 minutes
  • Blockchain in Rust (Part 1: Basic Structures and Functions)15 minutes
  • Blockchain in Rust (Part 2: Chain Validation and Selection)9 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Blockchain in Rust - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will introduce you to web programming with Rust. You will learn how to handle HTTP protocols, manage requests and responses, and use threads to process multiple requests concurrently, enhancing the performance and responsiveness of your web applications.

What's included

3 videos1 assignment

3 videosTotal 32 minutes
  • Web Programming Basics13 minutes
  • Making Responses13 minutes
  • Multiple Requests Using Threads6 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Web Programming - Assessment15 minutes

In this module, we will focus on enhancing the performance of Rust applications. You will learn how to use Criterion for setting up and analyzing benchmarks, as well as how to identify and resolve performance issues using lints. This knowledge will empower you to optimize your Rust code for better efficiency and speed.

What's included

2 videos1 reading3 assignments

2 videosTotal 18 minutes
  • Benchmarking Using Criterion7 minutes
  • Performance Lints11 minutes
1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Conclusion to the Course 'Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications'10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Measuring and Improving Performance - Assessment15 minutes
  • Full Course Assessment60 minutes
  • Full Course Practice Assessment15 minutes

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