# Ferrocene

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Ferrocene and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Rust compiler qualified for safety standards such as ISO 26262 and ASIL-D, seen as a credible effort. Critics say the standard has significant issues.

## Why people recommend it

- Qualified for automotive safety standards (3 comments): "having standards and qualifications like ISO 26262 and ASIL-D, like what Ferrocene is trying to do with their products for Rust, is fine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46190866)) "AdaCore, who collaborated with Ferrocene, to get a compiler certified" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46050275)) "The ferrocine qualified compiler (automotive)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47126244))
- Credible effort by vendor team (2 comments): "having standards and qualifications like ISO 26262 and ASIL-D, like what Ferrocene is trying to do with their products for Rust, is fine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46190866)) "Yeah it is and that's a great effort, I've worked with that team on various things." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46298100))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [GCC](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gcc.md): 138 recommend
- [Clang](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clang.md): 74 recommend
- [Free Pascal compiler](https://hackerapproved.com/p/free-pascal.md): 38 recommend
- [GraalVM Native Image](https://hackerapproved.com/p/graalvm-native-image.md): 31 recommend
- [.NET Native AOT](https://hackerapproved.com/p/net-native-aot.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://ferrocene.dev/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ferrocene", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrocene/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).