> Ferrocene goes beyond the compiler in keeping all aspects of the software being built in mind, particularly the distribution, traceability and use of own or foreign libraries. We’re committed to providing secure, auditable distribution channels for these toolchain updates. Active communication of issues to clients and helping with fixes rounds up the package.<p>Does this mean they're going to have a curated subset of crates they'll be willing to vouch for? Cool if true, but sounds like a very significant amount of work.
<a href="https://ferrous-systems.com/ferrocene/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://ferrous-systems.com/ferrocene/</a><p>This link contains more information.<p>I guess some sectors care about having a compiler that conforms to some sort of ISO standards. This doesn't really tell me what that means but I know that I'm not the target.
This is fantastic.<p>I've been doing more Rust hacking at home and I genuinely think that this next decade will be just gangbusters for Rust; its gotten a lot of early adoption, and the next wave is going to be wild.<p>one of these days I'll work at a Rust shop, and I am hyped for that possibility. it'll be <i>NICE</i>.
This sounds very good. Rust has inherent "x-th mover" problems in spaces where C or C++ is dominant and hard to replace, like automotive and aerospace. These are also the spaces where a language with stronger guarantees and which can target embedded real time devices, is more useful than almost everywhere else.<p>For rust to succeed in those spaces a "community compiler" is just simply not an option. Having a standardized language (which is still not there yet) with a qualified compiler toolchain would be a significant step forward and actually makes it perspectively possible to use rust on projects for commercial aviation.