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+layout: post
+title: Rust Compiler March 2022 Steering Cycle
+author: Felix Klock
+description: "The compiler team's March 2022 steering cycle"
+team: The Compiler Team <https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/compiler>
+---
+On [Friday, March 11th][mar-11-zulip-archive], the Rust Compiler team had a planning meeting for the March steering cycle.
+
+[mar-11-zulip-archive]: https://zulip-archive.rust-lang.org/stream/238009-t-compiler/meetings/topic/.5Bplanning.20meeting.5D.202022-03-11.html
+
+Every fourth Friday, the Rust compiler team decides how
+it is going to use its scheduled steering and design meeting time over the next
+three Fridays.
+
+On Friday, 18 March, we will be having a ["backlog bonanza"][ct484], in a
+similar vein to that done by T-lang, to review the list of unimplemented or
+partially-implemented features. pnkfelix and Jack Huey will prepare a document
+to drive the meeting.
+
+[ct484]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/484
+
+On Friday, 25 March, we will be reviewing [formal methods in Rust][ct488], and
+also discuss how to provide a [stable interface to MIR][ct498], `rustc`'s middle
+intermediate representation, for use by external tools (such as those developed
+by the formal methods community). pnkfelix and Xavier Denis will prepare a
+document to drive the meeting.
+
+Note: The MIR interface topic is of interest to a number of external
+stakeholders, so we expect to have the document to drive the meeting ready for
+review well ahead of this meeting. Please reach out to pnkfelix if you are
+working on a project that would benefit from stable MIR, so we can determine if
+you should be included in the development of that document. (Of course, all are
+welcome at the steering meeting itself.)
+
+[ct488]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/488
+[ct498]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/498
+
+On Friday, 1 April, we will discuss [robust incremental compilation][ct490]. The
+compiler team has opted to disable incremental compilation in the stable channel
+twice in the past year. This meeting will discuss the pervasive issues suffered
+by the current design, and possible strategies to validate the incremental
+compilation subsystem going forward. mw and Aaron Hill will prepare a document
+to drive the meeting.
+
+[ct490]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/490
+
+The two meetings in March will run from 2pm to 3pm GMT.
+
+The meeting on April 1st has a different time than normal; it will run from 4pm
+to 5pm GMT.
+
+All of the meetings will take place on the [T-compiler/meetings zulip stream][zulip].
+
+[zulip]: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/238009-t-compiler.2Fmeetings
+
+You can find a public link to the [compiler team calendar][cal] here; it lists
+these meetings as well as a number of other meetings for the compiler team and
+various projects and working groups.
+
+[cal]: https://rust-lang.github.io/compiler-team/#meeting-calendar