Rust Web Frameworks: Build Real World Projects with Actix, Rocket, Warp, Tide, and std Library

Course details

Rust is quickly becoming one of the most popular and important programming languages. In this course, learn about the most important and most popular web frameworks in Rust such as Tide, warp, Rocket, and Actix. Instructor Akhil Sharma Breaks down all four of these frameworks one by one, from the basics to more intricate aspects. Get hands-on experience writing code with these Rust frameworks by following along as Akhil shows you how to write some of the most important Rust functions.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Supercharge your Rust framework knowledge
02 - Rust web frameworks course intro
03 - Prerequisites for the course

1. std Rust Library

04 - Introduction to the standard Rust library
05 - Important functions, features, and concepts
06 - Building a server with the std library
07 - Extra, helpful features in the std library
08 - Tokio and asynchronous programming
09 - Challenge - Building a basic API that returns a message
10 - Solution - Building a basic API that returns a message

2. Tide - A Minimal Framework

11 - Introduction to Tide
12 - Building a basic server with Tide
13 - Routing strategies
14 - Use cases and limitations of Tide
15 - Challenge - Create an HTTP server and validate JSON body
16 - Solution - Create an HTTP server and validate JSON body

3. warp

17 - Introduction to warp
18 - Building a simple server with warp
19 - Building a REST API with warp
20 - Challenge - Use warp and Tokio together for basic async APIs
21 - Solution - Use warp and Tokio together for basic async APIs

4. Rocket

22 - Introduction and the Rocket crate
23 - Building a quick web server with Rocket
24 - Lifecycle, routing, and mounting
25 - Challenge - Building a REST API server
26 - Solution - Building a REST API server

5. Actix Web

27 - The Actix crate
28 - Building a simple HTTP server with Actix
29 - TLS feature for Actix Web
30 - Keep alive and graceful shutdown
31 - Challenge - Build an application with multiple APIs
32 - Solution - Build an application with multiple APIs

Conclusion

33 - Quick summary
34 - Next steps and going beyond the course

Rust Web Frameworks: Build Real World Projects with Actix, Rocket, Warp, Tide, and std Library

Authors

Akhil Sharma