Rust Programming: Build Fast, Memory-Safe Software with JetBrains

Learn Rust Programming

Rust combines the speed and control of systems programming with powerful safeguards that catch memory problems before your code ever runs.

Learn by coding, not reading

Rust is famous for having a steep learning curve, and reading a textbook cover-to-cover rarely makes it click. This course is based on ‘The Rust Programming Language’, the official Rust book, and draws on Rustlings exercises to turn key concepts into practical, bite-sized coding tasks.

You’ll write code directly inside a JetBrains IDE – the exact tool professional Rust developers use every day. With instant feedback on every line you write, you’ll fight the compiler less and actually build memory-safe programs step by step.

Week 1: Core Syntax & The Ownership Model

Get up and running with Rust basics: variables, functions, and control flow. Then tackle Rust’s most critical concept: ownership, references, and borrowing.

Week 2: Structuring Data & Handling Errors

Learn how to model real-world data using structs, enums, and pattern matching. Master standard collections like vectors and hash maps, and learn how to write crash-resilient code using Option and Result.

Week 3: Reusable Code & The Standard Library

Write clean, flexible code using generics and traits. Work through lifetimes without the headache, and harness standard library workhorses like iterators, closures, and smart pointers.

Week 4: Concurrency & Metaprogramming

Run code in parallel with total confidence. Learn how Rust prevents data races using threads and message passing, and get a hands-on introduction to writing custom macros.

This course is for programmers, students, and engineers who already know basic programming logic (like loops and functions in another language) and want to get into modern systems programming. If you want to learn Rust by actually writing code rather than just reading theory, this course is built for you.

This course is for programmers, students, and engineers who already know basic programming logic (like loops and functions in another language) and want to get into modern systems programming. If you want to learn Rust by actually writing code rather than just reading theory, this course is built for you.

• Describe the core concepts of Rust, including variables, data types, functions, control flow, ownership, borrowing, references, and slices.
• Apply Rust’s ownership and borrowing rules to write memory-safe code without relying on a garbage collector.
• Demonstrate the use of generics, traits, lifetimes, iterators, and other standard library types in practical Rust code.
• Develop automated tests to check expected program behaviour and improve code reliability.
• Evaluate which Rust language features and data structures are appropriate for different programming tasks.