Learning Path: Take your first steps with Rust development

This repo contains all of the development of Rust lang content for Learn. Once content is developed here, it will be moved over to the Learn repo.

Timeline

Item	Owner	Status	Deadline
Propose content	@meaghanlewis	Planning	10/15/2020
Request art assets	@shanama	Requested	11/19/2020
Module 1 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	11/13/2020
Module 1 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	11/24/2020
Module 2 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	11/16/2020
Module 2 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	12/1/2020
Module 3 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	12/4/2020
Module 3 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	12/8/2020
Module 4 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	12/11/2020
Module 4 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	1/5/2021
Module 5 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	12/18/2020
Module 5 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	1/12/2021
Module 6 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	12/31/2020
Module 6 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	1/12/2021
Module 7 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	1/7/2021
Module 7 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	1/22/2021
Module 8 content	@tilacog + @meaghanlewis	Complete	1/14/2021
Module 8 content to Aquent	@shanama	Complete	1/22/2021
Review Content	@meaghanlewis	Complete	2/1/2021
Content Draft on Learn	Aquent	Complete	2/10/2021
Sign off on Content on Learn	@meaghanlewis	Complete	2/11/2021
Publish Content	@shanama	Complete	2/12/2021

Content Overview

< Description of content here >

Type	Title	Description	Duration
Learning Path	Take your first steps with Rust Development	Learn about and start coding with Rust	~6 hours
Module	Get started with Rust	Learn about the Rust programming language.	45 min
Module	Understand common programming concepts	Get familiar with concepts commonly used in Rust programs.	45 min
Module	Learn about error handling	Understand how to handle errors in Rust programs.	45 min
Module	Understand ownership, borrowing and lifetimes	Learn about these concepts which make Rust unique.	45 min
Module	Implement generic types and traits	Understand what generic types and traits are and how to use them in Rust.	45 min
Module	Explore modules, packages and third-party crates	Learn about how to effectively use modules and how to integrate with packages and third-party crates	15-45 min
Module	Write automated tests	Learn about the types of testing you can do with Rust.	45 min
Module	Build a command line to-do list program	Create a command-line program to manage to-do list items from scratch.	45 min

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