An Introduction to the Rust Programming Language

CS4381.01
Course System Home Terms Spring 2023 An Introduction to the Rust Programming Language

Course Description

Summary

Rust is a new programming language focused on reliability and efficiency. Rust uses very specific approaches to types, memory-safety, and inheritance which make it an increasingly popular language for backend and system programming. In this course we will start by working through the the core learning documentation offered by the language community. After getting a firm footing in the language, we'll pivot to writing working programs in the language. These programs can be tailored to the student's individual plans and may include command line, gaming, or embedded programming. For the final part of the class, students will be offered the chance to contribute code to open issues in the open-source Rust community or work through a sizable project that relates to their plan or other interests. While this course is an introduction to Rust, it is NOT an introductory programming course. Interested students should have experience programming in at least one other language (preferably Python, JavaScript, C/C++, or Java/C#) and have a firm understanding of many or most of the following topics: classes; inheritance; scope; types; functions; flow-control; Object Oriented programming; async; concurrency.  

Prerequisites

Interested students should have experience programming in at least one other language (preferably Python, JavaScript, C/C++, or Java/C#) and have a firm understanding of many or most of the following topics: classes; inheritance; scope; types; functions; flow-control; Object Oriented programming; async; concurrency. Contact Michael Corey (michaelcorey@bennington.edu) for additional information.

Please contact the faculty member : michaelcorey@bennington.edu

Instructor

  • Michael Corey

Day and Time

Academic Term

Spring 2023

Area of Study

Credits

4

Course Level

4000

Maximum Enrollment

12