Decision Workspace
asyncore vs async-std vs continue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
asyncore
growingv0.2.0
asyncore
66
async-std
growingv1.13.2
Deprecated in favor of `smol` - Async version of the Rust standard library
52
continue
growingv0.1.2
Swift-style continuation API
Core Metrics
| asyncore | async-std | continue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 66 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 74.9M | 15.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 3.2M | 2.9K |
| Dependents | 8 | 24.2K | 36 |
| Releases | 5 | 38 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 519d ago | 225d ago | 97d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 6y 10m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
asyncore
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
async-std
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
continue
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| asyncore | async-std | continue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.13.2 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 28 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 220KB | 137KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-std leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-std is depended on by 24.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ asyncore has not been updated in over a year.
- •asyncore, continue are pre-1.0 — API may change.