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Learn async Rust, HTTP handlers, and production-ready backend patterns.

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Day 1 Setup

Install Rust and get your editor ready in under 30 minutes.

Install rustup ↗
Download and install the official Rust toolchain manager from rustup.rs.
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Verify installation ↗
Run `rustc --version` and `cargo --version` in your terminal.
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Set up your editor
Install rust-analyzer for VS Code, Cursor, or Neovim for autocomplete and inline errors.
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Run your first program ↗
Create a project with `cargo new hello_rust` and run `cargo run`.
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Learning path

Build async APIs and production web services with Tokio and Axum.

Asynchronous Programming in Rust
Official async book covering futures, executors, and async/await patterns.
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Tokio Tutorial
Official async Rust tutorial covering tasks, channels, and I/O.
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Axum
Ergonomic, modular web framework built on Tokio — the modern choice for Rust APIs.
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Zero To Production In Rust
A full-stack course on building production-ready Rust web applications.
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Command-Line Rust
Build real CLI tools while learning Rust — grep, cat, find, and more.
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