Reading that title may not sound interesting. However, the inside will be.

Rust is a programming language that I wanted to tackle learning for so long. So instead of just learning it myself, I decided to learn it with the community. I don’t know how long these tutorials might last, but they will last for sometime.

What is Rust?

Rust is a programming language that helps you write faster, more reliable software. You can build many things with Rust. One of the things that really stood out to me was Redox. An OS built with Rust.

There are many guides out there that teach you on how to create an OS with rust, however, I will focus on the basics of the language first.

The Documentation

This tutorial is based off the documentation and my experience while writing the code. However, the documentation for Rust is very incredible and easy to understand as it is laid out just like a normal tutorial.

Installation

To install Rust, head over to https://www.rust-lang.org/. And click Get Started. Then follow the instructions on how to install it to your system.

If you are on Mac or Linux, the process is as simple as copying and pasting a command to the terminal. But on Windows, you will have to install it like a program.

Creating a Project

To begin with, it is suggested to use the Cargo command to create a project, however we can start with just creating a file in a directory.

I called my file: main.rs

Inside the file, we want to define a main function with the fn keyword. Then like any other language, we can give the function a name and then open a set of curly braces to write our code.

So, the code so far should look like:

fn main() {

}

Now, the reason I called my function main is because this is basically the entry point to our application. And since the file is called main.rs. It makes most sense for it to be called main()

So, how to we print something to the console? To print something to the console, we can use the println!() function. Inside the main() we are going to write the following:

fn main() {
    println!("Hello World");
}

In Rust, semicolons ; are a must. It is very important that you put semicolons, for that reason, we must get in the habit of putting them.

Running Our Program

To run the code we just wrote, we can use a terminal command that came included with the Rust package you installed. The command is called: rustc. It takes arguments and one of them is the file name.

So, in your terminal you would run:

rustc main.rs

If nothing shows up in the terminal and it just ends, that means everything is good. Inside the directory, you will find a file called: main.

To run the file on Mac or Linux, run: ./main. On Windows, you would run: ./main.exe.

Hopefully in the terminal, you should get the words, Hello World written.

Review

Congratulations. You have written and compiled your first rust program. Now, what is the next step you might think.

In the next tutorial, we will look at using the cargo command to create projects setup for us and how we can run our code for development even faster.

Also, we will start looking at the compiler and how it helps us write Rust code after we make a mistake.

Welcome to this post

I just want to quickly write: Good Bye 2019.

2019 was a good/bad year and it was different for all of us.

I hope everyone a great rest of the years, and New Years to those living in different time zones.

I hope the upcoming year for everyone is better than 2019 and that what you didn’t like in 2019 will be better for you in 2020.

Happy New Years!

2019. The year of the rise and falls that occurred in the life of Nano. Quick note: I am releasing a new post soon known as: The Journey of Nano Education. So stay tuned!

Anyway, I would like to talk about 2019 for me but in the view of the community.

In April 2019, I created the channel Nano Productions and within a month of the creation, I released a 1 Hour Plus HTML and CSS Course to FreeCodeCamp, which was the main event that sparked the rise of my channel.

Then on November 6, 2019 I released my last video of the channel.

In just 7 months, I took my channel from just a great beginning and down to it being completely forgotten.

Together, we have gone through a journey and I have went through a roller coaster. Some days, I would be sitting for 1-2 hours with no idea on a video, and with my plan of my daily release schedule, it caused alot of stress on me.

So, maybe Nano Education ending could have been a great stress relief for me, but it is a great way for us to recognize Nano Education as a channel that survived 2019 only.

I will be updating this post as I find need, and see everyone in 2020 in the next decade.

This is a quick post which will be updated soon. But, A New Node.js Terminal has been developed by Youtuber C0d3R or Aseltic.

The terminal features some amazing features hand crafted with no external dependencies required. If you don’t believe me, try it out for yourself!

Github Link: https://github.com/Aseltic/AselTerminal

Special Thanks to C0d3R for developing this amazing terminal and allowing me to review it. Now it is your turn!

Guess What! Challenge #1 of December 2019 has been started. The challenge is to help us build towards our goal of a JavaScript Library. So lets make the best of it.

Challenge Description

Create an algorithm that will take all the inputs of a form (except the submit button) and assign variables to each of their values. Example:

<body>
  <form>
    <input type="text" id="first_name">
    <input type="text" id="last_name">
    <input type="submit" id="submit_btn">
  </form>
</body>

let btn = document.querySelector("#submit_btn");
// End Result to be produced (but through algorithm)
btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
  let first_name_input = document.querySelector("first_name").value;
  let last_name_input = document.querySelector("last_name").value;
})

Make sure the variable name comes from the ID of the element, and adds _input to each variable name.

Submission

No one is excluded from submitting their challenge efforts, but here is something that you should know: Even if you get it wrong the first time, submit it, and we will look over it and see where you could improve or how to fix your mistake. We will support you until you get the challenge right.

The challenge is not only for the winning purposes, but it is also for the chance for you as a developer to get support regarding your skills.

Where can I host it?

• Codepen.io
• codesandbox.io
• stackblitz.com
• Netlify – If you want to live host the code

To Submit:

• Email Me: nanoproductions2@gmail.com
• Send a Contact Request with the Link
• Leave a comment with the link, with your email address

There are 5 easy steps on how to approach a Video Coding Tutorial that will help you learn better and benefit more.

1. Preview: Look at pre-requirements, date published, comments, and length. 
2. Pre-Watch: Just watch the tutorial without doing anything. Just watch and get yourself familiar with the tutorial.
3. Outline: If not already given, create a mini outline of the course of mini sections. 

Here is an exanple:

• Introduction
• Setup
• The Syntax
• JSX vs React.createElement()

4: Create: In your code editor, create seperate files for each mini section. For example, here is my structure for a React Tutorial:

• Introduction 
  • Notes.md

• Section 1:
  • Index.jsx
  • Notes.md

5. Fill In and Watch: as you watch the tutorial, feel free to code along, but code in the environment we created. 

Remember to review what you have learned. 

Do you want to build something with vanilla javascript? How about a shopping cart with local storage?

Check out this video by Coding Addict! He will make you addicted.