WIA Rust Intermediate

Module map

Eight intermediate modules, each with curriculum manifest, exercise bank, and assessment rubric.

• 1. Ownership in depth — move semantics, borrow tree, partial moves
• 2. Lifetimes — elision rules, explicit annotations, HRTB basics
• 3. Traits — bounds, default methods, associated types, blanket impls
• 4. Generics — monomorphisation, trait objects, type erasure trade-offs
• 5. Error handling — Result, ?, error trait composition, thiserror patterns
• 6. Concurrency — threads, channels, Send/Sync reasoning
• 7. Async basics — Future, async/.await, runtime selection
• 8. Crate ecosystem — Cargo workspaces, semver discipline, MSRV policy

Conformance levels

Minimal (modules 1, 2, 5) · Core (modules 1–6) · Full (modules 1–8 plus oral defence).

Where it sits in the WIA family

WIA Rust Learn (beginner) → WIA Rust Intermediate (this) → WIA Rust Advanced. Credentials store via WIA-OMNI-API. Accommodations via WIA-ACCESSIBILITY.