Fundamentals with Rust: Build a CLI Distance Calculator

Fundamentals with Rust: Build a CLI Distance Calculator

Instructor: Harrison Kong

What you'll learn

Use Rust package manager Cargo to build applications
Write code with Rust syntax and data constructs
Apply Rust concepts of ownership, memory safety, and error handling

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About this Guided Project

Do you know that according to surveys, Rust is one of the most admired computer programming languages for 8 years in a row? Rust is a language that is prized for its performance, memory safety, and concurrency, making it ideal for today’s cloud-based computing world. It is used by major technology companies such as Microsoft and Github.

In this 1-hour long project-based course, your Rust learning journey will take off with the fundamental concepts and language syntax of Rust. We will do this by building a command line interface tool that calculate distances between cities. At the end of the course, you will be able to use Rust to create and build other projects. This course is aimed at learners who have at least intermediate level proficiency with at least one modern high level programming languages such as JavaScript, Java, C, C++, Swift, Go, Kotlin. As we will leverage that knowledge and further explore Rust’s unique features.

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

Task 1: Introduction, Project Overview and Setup
Task 2: Print Application Title
Task 3: Parse Command Arguments and Add City Data
Optional Practice Task 1: Troubleshoot a Rust Application
Task 4: Validate Arguments and Handle Errors
Task 5: Lookup City Codes in City Data
Task 6: Write Function to Calculate Distance
Optional Practice Task: Prevent Same City Codes
Task 7: Refactor and Build Release Version
Optional: Cumulative Challenge: Create a CLI Application to Count Characters

Recommended experience

Programming experience with at least one modern high-level programming language such as: JavaScript, Java, C, C++, Swift, Go, Kotlin.

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Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.
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Available only on desktop
This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.