July 31st, 2023 × #javascript#rust#nodejs
Rust for JavaScript Developers - Node vs Rust Concepts
Compares JavaScript and Rust at a high level, including cargo, documentation, async/await, error handling, syntax differences, and more.

Wes Bos Host

Scott Tolinski Host
In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Rust, and how the concepts might translate for JavaScript developers looking to try writing in Rust.
Show Notes
- 00:26 Welcome
- 01:08 Wes' big beer bottle and Red Green
- RedGreenTV on YouTube
- 05:03 Thrift store finds
- 06:19 Rust in JavaScript
- TOML: Tom's Obvious Minimal Language
- 11:07 Documentation
- Docs.rs
- Practice.rs
- 16:46 Memory safety
- 17:43 What about promises in Rust?
- 19:24 Error handling in Rust
- 27:39 What's with the double colon?
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