Rust Binary Size Review: Dependencies, Features, Symbols, and Build Choices

A practical two-hour session on Rust Binary Size Review, focused on Dependencies, Features, Symbols, and Build Choices. Rust is used as the implementation context while the core lesson stays on software engineering fundamentals, reliability, testing, and operational clarity.

Audience: entry-level and intermediate developers who want a practical engineering session, not a language tour.

Outcomes:

• Explain the practical boundaries of Rust Binary Size Review
• Apply Dependencies in a small working example
• Apply Features in a small working example
• Apply Symbols in a small working example

Format: two hours with a short framing walkthrough, a concrete example, discussion of tradeoffs, and a closing checklist for practice.