FerrousSystems

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Ferrous Systems builds stable software in and around Rust. We focus on development, tooling and training for embedded systems and network services. https://ferrous-systems.com

Graphic from Ferrous Systems announcing a conference talk. A soft, pastel matrix-inspired background with a subtle grid and rounded shapes frames a large white card. The Ferrous Systems logo appears at the top left, with an ""Event News"" label above the headline, ""Speaking at HISC 2026."" The text invites readers to join Alex Senier for a talk on building a life-saving medical device in Rust and how Rust and Ferrocene support high-integrity software development.
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Ferrous Systems branded graphic on a soft pastel grid of blue, pink, green and yellow squares. A red "New Podcast!" banner sits above a blue gradient card with the title "Putting Rust into Practice" followed by: Florian Gilcher joins Jonathan Bennett of FLOSS Weekly to discuss bringing Rust into production — from rewrites and safety-critical systems to what people are building with Rust today.
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A colorful grid of pastel squares frames a soft blue gradient card. The Ferrous Systems logo sits top left, with a red 'New Podcast!' badge and the question 'When should you reach for Rust?' Florian Gilcher shares his thoughts on where Rust fits alongside BEAM-based architectures.
A colourful box that says: New blog post! Callgraph Analysis Writing custom lints for fun and profit! Compiler team lead Jynn Nelson dives into the world of static analysis and callgraphs by showing how Ferrocene ensures that only the most strictly tested code is used in safety-critical applications. Thank you for reading and following us on BlueSky.
Hello! Thanks for following Ferrous Systems. What we have here is another one of our colourful squares with our logo in the top left corner. It says: Ferrous Systems with a backwards F that comes in two different shades of blue, green, yellow and orange. There's a little signifier box in red that tells you what this post is about. It's announcing New blog post! What follows is a box that faces from very light blue to blue and there is text in this box. The headline says: Accessing hardware with Rust – which is also the headline of the new blog post we're promoting with this post. What follows says: When it comes to accessing hardware, what should a good API look like? Our embedded expert, Jonathan Pallant, shares his insights from hands-on experience. Thanks for following Ferrous Systems - we appreciate you.
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A colorful square with tones of blue, green, purple and red. In the top left corner is the Ferrous Systems logo. What follows is a green box and it says "New release". This is the header of a light blue box. Inside this box, the headline reads: Ferrocene 26.02.0 is here: Rust for safety-critical systems just got easier with ASIL B certification for the Rust [core] library. Read the blog and release notes now! The post is so colorful because we are excited and happy about this news and thank you for taking the time to see our content. We appreciate it!
A blue square with the Ferrous Systems logo. Inside a red box is the overline and it says: Ferrocene on Arm. The quote is by Ferrous Systems Managing Director Florian Gilcher. He says: “Our collaboration with Arm shows how open development accelerates innovation and strengthens the Rust ecosystem.”
Headline: We’re talking Ferrocene and Rust at #ew26 Body Text: Find us at Booth 4-402 in Hall 4. We’ll be there with demos, insights into Rust on embedded systems and (of course!) Stickers. Find us under our Ferrocene Ferrous marquee. Its a blue square and in the corner is an illustration of the crab known as Ferris. Ferris is wearing a fashionable hard hat with the Ferrocene logo on it, because this Ferris enables critical-safety in a controlled Rust environment thanks to the efforts of Ferrous Systems. You go, Ferris!
A blue square advertising Ferrous Systems job opportunity for a Werkstudent or Werkstudentin. For this role, you must: Live in Germany and be enrolled in a programming-related degree at a German university Have working knowledge of Rust Love open source Have at least a B2 level of English
A blue square that says "Job Opportunity" from Ferrous Systems. Text says: Hiring: Research Engineer We're hiring for a rare role: Join us to formalize the semantics of Rust on a real, multi-year project.You'll work with leading experts, contribute to the foundations of the language, and can also be used as an opportunity to pursue a PhD alongside the work.
A blue square featuring the Ferrous Systems logo with a sub headline saying: It's official! Headline: Core. Qualified. Body text: Ferrocene 25.11.0, the latest update to our qualified Rust toolchain, is now live. This release arrives with our first IEC 61508 (SIL 2) certified subset of the Rust core library (core)! Teams can now ship certifiable code for multiple architectures using a fully qualified Rust compiler and a significant portion of the core library certified.
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Logo: Ferrous Systems Text: Listen now! Headline: SE Radio Podcast: Rust in Safety Critical Text: Florian Gilcher sat down with Giovanni Asproni to talk about what makes Rust the ideal language for safety-critical systems and the tools available to make it happen.
A blue square that advertises the latest white paper from Ferrous Systems titled The Business case for Rust & Ferrocene. Description on the square says: With growing software complexity and stricter regulatory requirements, traditional programming languages struggle to meet the demands of modern, safety-critical embedded systems. Read how Rust and the Ferrocene toolchain deliver a safer, more efficient approach — blending performance, memory safety, open source flexibility, and certification readiness.
A blue square saying Events and more, Where to meet Ferrous Systems A list of events where you can met with members of our team around the world. List updated regularly.
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