- 3MMPGR

Goal(s)

This course follows several objectives:

• the discovery of RUST, a modern and safe programming language
• learning low level generic programming techniques
• practicing debugging through real world examples

Content(s)

Through the semester we will gradually introduce the different concepts around RUST: basic syntax, ownership and borrow checking, algebraic types, iterators, closures, traits and associated types, monomorphisation, higher order types, unsafe, parallel iterators.

We will take a focus on generic programming through RUST's types system and traits in particular.

All concepts will be acquired through a strong practical training in machine room and a small advent-of-code like game every week.

It is technically possible to follow this course without requirements if motivated and solid. However it's best if the student already has a good practice in programming. Ideally knowing basic types like linked lists, hash tables and vectors and one low level language (like C) and one high level language (like python).