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Agenda

* First hour or so: Intro to Rust syntax and language features. * Next thirty minutes: Getting familiar with embedded programming, and the BBC micro:bit V2. Learning how to compile code, flash it to the board and interact with LED and buttons. * Remaining time: Building our game...calculating mine locations, taking in the actions of the buttons, displaying the results on the LED Array.

Prerequisites

Rust will be pretty familiar if you come from other statically-typed languages, however, no programming experience is required for this workshop. We will start from zero! Note: I will bring at least 10 micro:bit V2's for participants to use during the session, however, you are more than welcome to bring your own if you'd like. The "Go Kits", which include the micro:bit, a battery holder, and USB cable, are roughly $20 and can commonly be found at stores like Amazon, Microcenter, Parallax, etc. You'll want to make sure you are getting the V2 version as the V1 has different sensors and a smaller LED array. I'll include several links for purchase in the resource section below. Reminder, having your own is totally optional as I will have some for folks to use during the session!

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