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It's been a month and a week focusing on @rustlang!

Here's how my ultralearning plan went

Thread https://twitter.com/jsjoeio/status/1234890836929679360

https://twitter.com/jsjoeio/status/1234890836929679360

Here's what I set out to accomplish:
- Read Chapters 1-3 of the Rust Lang Book
- Write 3 blog posts
- Contribute to an open source project (bug fix or docs)
- Build a small web server app (bunny1 clone)

I read Chapters 1-3 and shared my notes on each:
- https://joeprevite.com/rust-learning-plan-chapter-1-notes
- https://joeprevite.com/rust-lang-book-chapter-2-notes
- https://joeprevite.com/rust-lang-book-chapter-3-notes

Rust Lang Book - Chapter 3 Notes

My notes from Chapter 3 of the Rust Lang Book.

https://joeprevite.com/rust-learning-plan-chapter-1-notes

I made a few small doc fixes to Rust by Example and share my process for getting started in open source in the Rust ecosystem https://joeprevite.com/contributing-to-rust-open-source

Contributing to Rust Open Source

A short story about my first experience contributing to the Rust open source ecosystem.

https://joeprevite.com/contributing-to-rust-open-source

I built a small web server app based on this: http://www.bunny1.org/

Basically, it lets you write smart bookmarks. Now on my personal laptop I can type "gh jsjoeio/repo-name" and it will go to the repo page.

Repo https://github.com/jsjoeio/rusty-bunny

jsjoeio/rusty-bunny

a tool that lets you write smart bookmarks. Contribute to jsjoeio/rusty-bunny development by creating an account on GitHub.

http://www.bunny1.org/

Originally I estimated being able to do this in 5 weeks: March 6th - April 3rd. Ending up adding an extra week to write the extra blog post and finish up the small web server app.

I learned a ton about Rust! If you're looking to learn a new language, framework, or technology, I highly recommend setting some small goals that you can complete in a month!

For me, it's helped me stay focus among all the possible tutorials, projects, and apps out there.

I plan to continue learning Rust. I started working on a Pre-RFC to learn about that part of the community.

https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/pre-rfc-cargo-new-templates-v2/12089

I can say the Rust community has been nothing but friendly in my various interactions thus far (Twitter, GitHub, forum, Discord).

[Pre-RFC]: cargo new templates (v2)

[Pre-RFC]: cargo new templates (v2) Feature Name: cargo_new_project_from_template Start Date: 2020-04-01 RFC PR: rust-lang/rfcs#0000 Rust Issue: rust-lang/cargo#3506 Summary Add the ability to...

https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/pre-rfc-cargo-new-templates-v2/12089

If you want to see the framework/idea that inspired this learning plan, check out this article: https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/07/28/ultralearn-diy-1/

How to Start Your Own Ultralearning Project (Part One) | Scott H Young

Ultralearning is deep self-education to learn hard things in less time. I’ve written before about how I’ve used this approach to learn MIT computer science, multiple languages and cognitive science....

https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/07/28/ultralearn-diy-1/

Thanks for reading my thread!

Wash your hands, stay safe, happy coding and happy Friday!

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