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Building Native GUIs with Rust & Freya

Master native GUI development with Rust and Freya. A comprehensive tutorial series covering basic components to advanced patterns for high-performance apps.

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Part 1: Getting Started with Freya - Building Native Rust GUIs

Part 1 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Learn to set up your environment, configure Cargo, and build your first high-performance native desktop app with Rust.

Difficulty: Beginner Duration: 15 min

Part 2: Basic Components in Freya - Labels, Rects & Buttons

Part 2 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Master the core building blocks of native UIs: Labels for text, Rects for layout, and interactive Buttons.

Difficulty: Beginner Duration: 20 min

Part 3: Layout System & Styling in Freya - Flexbox for Rust

Part 3 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Deep dive into the layout system: control direction, alignment, padding, and sizing to build responsive interfaces.

Difficulty: Beginner Duration: 25 min

Part 4: State Management in Freya - Signals & Hooks

Part 4 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Master state management in Rust GUIs using `use_state`, signals, and reactive data flow patterns.

Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 25 min

Part 5: Event Handling in Freya - Mouse, Keyboard & Scroll

Part 5 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Learn to handle user interactions like mouse clicks, keyboard input, and scrolling events in your application.

Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 30 min

Part 6: Styling & Theming in Freya - Colors, Shadows & Typography

Part 6 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Create beautiful apps by mastering styling components, implementing dark mode, and managing global themes.

Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 25 min

Part 7: Advanced Patterns in Freya - Custom Components & Popups

Part 7 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Build sophisticated apps using advanced patterns like custom reusable components, global Context, and Popups.

Difficulty: Advanced Duration: 30 min

Part 8: Freya Performance Optimization

Part 8 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Optimize your app's performance by reducing re-renders with signals, `use_memo`, and list virtualization.

Difficulty: Advanced Duration: 25 min

Part 9: Testing Freya Applications - Headless & Integration Tests

Part 9 of the Freya Rust GUI series. Ensure reliability by mastering testing strategies, from unit logic to headless component testing.

Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 25 min

Part 10: Deploying Freya Apps - Cross-Platform Distribution Guide

Part 10 of the Freya Rust GUI series. The final step: learn to package, sign, and distribute your cross-platform Rust desktop application.

Difficulty: Advanced Duration: 5 min

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