The speaker, Tris, introduces himself as the host of "no boilerplate," a series focused on fast, technical videos on Rust programming. He emphasizes that while Rust might be unfamiliar to some, it's not difficult to learn. Tris shares his tips on how to learn Rust, including the importance of understanding the primary sources and the structure of the language.
Tris mentions that he often receives comments from total Rust newbies, even those new to programming, who are excited by his videos. He shares his own learning journey with Rust, mentioning that he crashed out of learning Rust twice due to the complexity of multiple string types and lifetimes.
He then shares his recommended syllabus for learning Rust, which includes three resources: the Rust programming language book, Rust by Example, and Rustlings, an interactive code system. He emphasizes that these resources are tightly bound together and should be used together for the best learning experience.
Tris also talks about his approach to learning, suggesting that new learners should read the Rust book as fast as possible, not stopping to do the exercises, and instead mentally noting anything they don't understand. He recommends going back to the start and working through at a normal pace after finishing the book.
He also shares insights from the book "Ultra Learning" by Scott H. Young, suggesting that students who took an exam and failed before studying did better than those who only studied and then took the exam. He recommends this procedure for learning Rust.
Tris ends the video by encouraging viewers to ask questions, join his Discord, and support his channel on Patreon.
1. The speaker, Tris, is sharing a guide on how to learn Rust, a programming language.
2. The guide is based on his mentoring sessions for patreons.
3. The primary sources for the guide include a markdown document available on GitHub.
4. Rust is the 19th most popular language according to GitHub projects and Stack Overflow tags.
5. Rust is a hybrid imperative and functional language, originally written in O Camel.
6. The speaker recommends reading the Rust book from cover to cover as fast as possible without stopping to do exercises.
7. The speaker also recommends starting with Rustlings, a Code katas system.
8. Rustlings helps you pass the words through your eyeball compiler and not worry too much about how many errors you get.
9. The speaker mentions that Rust is a language that can stay by your side as you make extremely complex distributed systems that run at C-speed.
10. Rust offers another way that you have to work for it. For example, lifetime annotations specify how long a reference should live.
11. Rust is shaping up to be the only language we may need for systems development for front-end and back-end web development and bare metal too.
12. The speaker invites viewers to ask any questions in the comments and offers to help.
13. The speaker has a Discord server where viewers can interact with him.
14. The speaker has a Patreon page where viewers can support his channel.
15. The speaker also has a sci-fi podcast called "Lost Terminal" and a fantasy podcast called "Modem Prometheus".
16. The speaker encourages viewers to check out his podcasts if they're interested in transhumanism and hope Punk stories or urban fantasy.