Advanced Rust Prgramming

Module 1: Deep Dive into Advanced Ownership and Asynchronous Programming

• Lifetimes in Rust: How they affect ownership and borrowing
• Smart Pointers: Utilizing Box, Rc, and Arc for complex data structures
• Asynchronous Programming: Understanding the async/await syntax
• Futures and Libraries: How to compose futures and work with key async libraries

Module 2: Mastering Traits, Generics, and Advanced Error Handling

• Advanced Traits: Exploring associated types and trait bounds
• Generics: Crafting flexible code with generic functions, structs, and enums
• Custom Error Types: Designing your own error types for better error management
• Advanced Techniques: Utilizing the try! and ? operators, and building custom error chains

Module 3: Macros and Performance Optimization

• Procedural Macros: Deep dive into attribute and function-like macros
• Declarative Macros: Understanding macro_rules! and match-like syntax
• Profiling Techniques: Tools and approaches for benchmarking Rust code
• Optimizations: Identifying bottlenecks and applying compiler flags for performance

Module 4: Interfacing and Unsafe Operations

• Foreign Function Interface (FFI): Bridging Rust with C/C++ and other languages
• Exposing APIs: How to make Rust APIs accessible from other languages
• Unsafe Rust: The role and risks of unsafe blocks and functions
• Memory Management: Understanding raw pointers and mutable aliasing in unsafe Rust