Hexcat seeks sponsors for Rust compiler speedup goal backed by OpenAI
charliermarsh · x · 2026-10-07
Following OpenAI's funding announcement, charliermarsh invited other companies to support the Rust Project Goal of making rustc faster via Hexcat — a consultancy whose engineers all work full-time on the Rust compiler and standard library, including several team leads. Hexcat offers Rust compiler consulting and open-source development services.
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