Rust: Project goals update — December 2025

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A new Rust blog post/announcement has been posted!

The Rust project is currently working towards a slate of 41 project goals, with 13 of them designated as Flagship Goals. This post provides selected updates on our progress towards these goals (or, in some cases, lack thereof). The full details for any particular goal are available in its associated tracking issue on the rust-project-goals repository.

Flagship goals

"Beyond the `&`"

Continue Experimentation with Pin Ergonomics (rust-lang/rust-project-goals#389)

https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/01/05/project-goals-2025-december-update/

Progress
Point of contact	Frank King