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<H2>Get Rusty: A Brief Introduction to the Rust Programming Language</H2>
<P>This workshop will be a short introduction to Rust.</P>
<P>Rust is a modern, low-level language that is super fast, like Sonic the Hedgehog, but also has incredible safety guarantees: type safety (eh), thread safety (ay), and segfault prevention (ayyyy!).</P>
<H3>What we'll cover:</H3>
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<P>Rust basics</P>
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<P>Cargo: Rust's package manager</P>
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<P>Neat-o Rust features that make high-level languages envious</P>
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<P>Some practical examples of the compiler catching a thread-safety issue</P>
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<H3>Where is the Event?</H3>
<P>This event will be held in the International Building at TRU, in room IB 1010.</P>
<H3>What should I bring?</H3>
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<P>A laptop</P>
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<P>A text editor you like (Notepad++, Sublime Text, anything really)</P>
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<P>Rust installed -- follow the instructions at <A HREF="https://rustup.rs" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Rustup" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://rustup.rs</A> (make sure cargo is added to the PATH)</P>
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