Hi all!
What?
I will be holding the third of the secondary slot/sessions for the Reading Club, also on "The Book" ("The Rust Programming Language"). We are using the Brown University online edition (that has some added quizzes & interactive elements). This week, we will be continuing (and hopefully concluding) chapter 3: "Common Programming Concepts". Last session covered sections 3.1 and 3.2; this session will start at section 3.3 (Functions).
Previous session details and recording can be found in the following lemmy post: https://jlai.lu/post/5036425
Why?
This slot is primarily to offer an alternative to the main reading club's streams that caters to a different set of time zone preferences and/or availability.
(also, obviously, to follow up on the previous session)
When ?
Currently, I intend to start at 18:00 UTC+1 (aka 6pm Central European Time) on Monday (2023-03-18). If you were present for a previous session, then basically the same time as that one was.
Please comment if you are interested in joining because you can't make the main sessions but would prefer a different start time (and include a time that works best for you in your comment!). Caveat: I live in central/western Europe; I can't myself cater to absolutely any preference.
How ?
The basic format is: I will be sharing my computer screen and voice through an internet live stream (hosted at https://www.twitch.tv/jayjader for now). The stream will simultaneously be recorded locally and uploaded afterwards to youtube (also, for now).
Edit: the session recording is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/v5b6UIDZQ5A
I will have on-screen:
- the BU online version of The Book
- a terminal session with the necessary tooling installed (notably
rustup
and through itcargo
& "friends") - some form of visual aid (currently a digital whiteboard using www.excalidraw.com)
- the live stream's chat
I will steadily progress through the chapter, both reading aloud the literal chapter text and commenting occasionally on it. I will also perform any code writing and/or terminal commands as the text instructs us to.
People who either tune in to the live stream or watch/listen to the recording are encouraged to follow along with their own copy of the book.
I try to address any comments from live viewers in the twitch chat as soon as I am aware of them. If someone is having trouble understanding something, I will stop and try to help them get past it.
The interactive quizzes have started getting more interesting! Unfortunately, we're still on a decent delay from when I'm speaking to when I see people's comments appear in chat, so we will most likely continue to work through them in a more disjointed manner than the rest of the material.
Who ?
You! (if you're interested). And, of course, me.