This workshop will challenge that assumption. It will show you how Rust isn't just a low-level systems programming language that requires a deep computer science background and how you can use it to build modern business applications. Throughout the workshop we'll take a practical approach to learning Rust. Instead of focusing on language internals, you'll learn practical skills to help you be a productive Rust developer. Along the way parallels will be drawn with building applications in .NET to help you transfer your existing knowledge to working with Rust.

We will cover

• Getting set up with Rust tooling on your machine
• Core ideas, principles and syntax for building applications in Rust
• Building RESTful web services in Rust
• The magic of error handling in Rust
• Adding data access
• Dependency Injection in Rust applications
• Configuration
• Structuring your Rust applications
• Messaging and asynchronous processes
• Testing
• Observability
• Containerizing and getting "production ready"

No prior Rust knowledge is necessary for this workshop. However, it is designed for backend developers with experience building web applications with C# and ASP.NET core. As ideas are introduced in Rust parallels will be drawn to similar ideas in C# and ASP.NET.

Equipment required

• A laptop running Windows, MacOS or Linux
• VS Code or RustRover IDE
• Docker Desktop
• Postman or Insomnia