Processing Real-world Data Efficiently with Rust

Harness Rust's powerful data structures system and become a Rust data wizard through real-world examples and hands-on projects.

Intermediate

31 Lessons

10h

Certificate of Completion

Harness Rust's powerful data structures system and become a Rust data wizard through real-world examples and hands-on projects.

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This course includes

6 Projects

7 Assessments

170 Playgrounds

This course includes

6 Projects

7 Assessments

170 Playgrounds

Course Overview

Rust is a fast-growing, modern programming language oriented to system programming that guarantees memory and thread safety. It enables you to eliminate many classes of bugs at compile-time. This course covers all the skills needed to work with real-world data using Rust. In this course, you’ll learn all the basics of intermediate Rust programming. You’ll discover and master the five data-related skills: data input, storage, serving data, analyzing data, and data visualization. You’ll learn to ingest data...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Arrays

Slices

Vectors

Strings

Hashmaps

Hashsets

Structs

Functions

Closures

Iterators

Hof

Data Manipulation

Filesystem

Csv

Json

Web Scraping

Web Api

Redis

Sql

Mongodb

Http Request Methods

Networking And Services

Sqlite

Server's Basics

Crud Server

Other Kinds Of Server

Ndarray

Polars

Smartcore

Data Visualization

Maps

Data Storytelling

What You'll Learn

An understanding of how to integrate Rust programs in a modern data science and data analysis workflow

Familiarity with the main five data-related skills—data input and storage, serving and analyzing data, and data visualization

Hands-on experience with intermediate to advanced Rust programming and mastering the secrets of functional programming

Hands-on experience managing real-world data using Rust

What You'll Learn

An understanding of how to integrate Rust programs in a modern data science and data analysis workflow

Course Content

Before We Begin

Get familiar with using Rust for data science through practical projects and key skills.

What to Expect in This Course

Rust Data Structures

Unpack the core of Rust's data structures, from arrays to advanced HashMaps and Structs.

Arrays and Slices Vectors and Strings HashMaps HashSets Structs

Rust Data Structures

Assessment

Basics of Functional Programming

Break apart Rust's functional programming essentials, focusing on functions, iterators, and higher-order functions.

Functions vs Closures Iterators Higher-order Functions: Rust's Secret Sauce Higher-order Functions: Part II

Functional Programming in Rust

Assessment

Data Skill: Input Data

Apply your skills to efficiently handle file operations, CSV, JSON, internet data, APIs, and web scraping in Rust.

Working with Files and the OS CSV: Comma Separated Values JSON: The de Facto Web Data Standard Fetching Data on the Internet Poll Data Services through APIs The Basics of Web Scraping

Input Data with Rust

Assessment

Web Scraping: Getting Products and Prices from an E-commerce Site

Project

Data Skill: Store Data

Solve problems in data storage with Redis, SQLite, SQL databases, and MongoDB using Rust.

Redis Sqlite Relational Databases (SQL): MySql, Postgres, SQLite MongoDB MongoDB: Part II

Storing Data in Rust

Assessment

Create a Simple Payroll Management System

Project

Data Skill: Serve Data

3 Lessons

Tackle building robust Rust servers for CRUD operations, static content, and dynamic templating.

Serving Data in Rust

Assessment

Build a Server Backed Up by a Database

Project

Data Skill: Analyze Data

3 Lessons

Test your understanding of analyzing data in Rust using ndarray, Polars, and SmartCore.

Assessment on Analyze Data

Assessment

ML Basics: Classification of the Iris Data Set

Project

Machine Learning and the MNIST Digit DataSet

Project

Data Skill: Dataviz and Storytelling

3 Lessons

Learn how to use Rust for data visualization, map creation, and effective data storytelling.

Data Viz and Storytelling in Rust

Assessment

Create Infographics in Rust

Project

Some Parting Words

1 Lesson

Look at the resources and references to continue mastering Rust efficiently.

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