Ferrocene
Ranked 21 of 26 compilers by recommenders
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.
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.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Qualified for automotive safety standards
“having standards and qualifications like ISO 26262 and ASIL-D, like what Ferrocene is trying to do with their products for Rust, is fine”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “The C++ standard for the F-35 Fighter Jet [video]” “AdaCore, who collaborated with Ferrocene, to get a compiler certified”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “APT Rust requirement raises questions” “The ferrocine qualified compiler (automotive)”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “What it means that Ubuntu is using Rust” Credible effort by vendor team
“having standards and qualifications like ISO 26262 and ASIL-D, like what Ferrocene is trying to do with their products for Rust, is fine”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “The C++ standard for the F-35 Fighter Jet [video]” “Yeah it is and that's a great effort, I've worked with that team on various things.”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Rust GCC backend: Why and how”
Other compilers people recommend
The four most recommended other compilers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCC | 138 | 123 | 53% | 12 | 15 yrs9 owners | — |
| Clang | 74 | 50 | 60% | 12 | — | — |
| Free Pascal compiler | 38 | 7 | 84% | 11 | — | Approved |
| GraalVM Native Image | 31 | 9 | 78% | 11 | — | Approved |
| FerroceneThis page | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Ferrocene has his same flaw”
“The ferrocine qualified compiler (automotive)”
“whatever version of the rust compiler that gets certified will be locked down as the only certified toolchain”
“Yeah it is and that's a great effort, I've worked with that team on various things.”
“the standard from Ferrocene has significant issues”
“having standards and qualifications like ISO 26262 and ASIL-D, like what Ferrocene is trying to do with their products for Rust, is fine”
“Heck, Visual Studio Pro cost twice that of Ferrocene.”
“AdaCore, who collaborated with Ferrocene, to get a compiler certified”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.