Introduction into Rust Workshop

Setup

• Clone the repository

• Open the repository folder in VS Code

• A notification will pop up to reopen the folder in a Dev Container. Click on "Reopen in Container"

  

  • If you did not get a notifcation or you missed it, Press CTRL+SHIFT+P (or click "View" -> "Open Command Palette") and search for "Dev Containers: Reopen in Container"

    

Getting started with the Exercises

• Open a new Terminal in VS Code and navigate to the workshop folder with "cd workshop/"

• Creating a Rust Project / Basic Commands

  • Run "cargo new {project_name}" (You can choose a name for the project)

  • Navigate to your new project and run "cargo build" to compile the project

  • Run "cargo run" to run the binary

• Move the provided "main.rs" file containing the exercises at "workshop/main.rs" into your newly created rust project src folder to "{project_name}/src/main.rs", overriding the "main.rs" that was generated by creating the project.

  

• For the exercises we will use the rust-analyzer VS Code extension for code completion and other features, this should be installed already

  • rust-analyzer needs VS Code to be opened directly in the Rust project folder to work, to do this while staying inside the Dev Container, in VS Code, click on "File" -> "Open Folder" and use the dialog to open the Rust project folder you created.

    Do NOT click on "Show Local", as this will open the Folder without the Dev Container.

    

• Open the main.rs in the rust project and start working on the exercises in the file underneath the main function.

Rust Documentation

Rust Standard Library Documentation: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/index.html

The Rustbook: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/

Rust by Example: https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/

ESD template

Please make sure all artifacts are in this GitHub repository.
That includes:

• Code
• Workshop materials
• Presentation (if applicable)
• References.
• Docker (compose) file (if applicable)