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How Rust Finally Got a Specification - Thanks to a Consultancy's Open-Source Donation


As Rust approaches its 10th anniversary, "there is an important piece of documentation missing that many other languages provide," notes the Rust Foundation. While there's documentation and tutorials — there's no official language specification: In December 2022, an RFC was submitted to enco...

However, the team knew there was already an external Rust specification that was being used successfully for compiler qualification purposes — the FLS. It's in that light that we're pleased to announce that we'll be adopting the FLS into the Rust Project as part of our ongoing specification efforts. Marcey said the move allows the team "to supercharge our progress in the delivery of an official Rust specification."

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