Training
Rust, the good, the bad, the ugly
4 Dec 2026 09:00 - 13:00
The Rust programming language has gained quite some popularity over the last couple of years. What are its strong points, its weak points? Is it an elegant language to work with? Should you learn it, use it?
Practical information:
4 Dec 2026 09:00 - 13:00
4
hours
ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid), Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven
English
Target audience: This training is for you if you want to learn some Rust to see whether it would work for you.
Want to register?
- Prerequisites: You will need experience programming in some programming language such as Python, MATLAB, R or C/C++/Fortran.
- Price: Free
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Programme
This training tries to give you some insights into the language and how it compares to other similar programming languages such as MATLAB and Python so that you can answer these questions for yourself.
Learning objectives
When you complete this training you will:
- write Rust expressions;
- know how to write functions;
- know the control flow statements;
- know the data types that Rust supports;
- learn how to design your code;
- know how to do file I/O;
- know how to organize and document your code;
- learn about the Julia ecosystem.