Decision Workspace
brain vs brain-brainfuck vs brainhug
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
brain
growingv0.1.2
Compiler for the brain programming language. Compiles brain into optimized brainfuck code. Also includes a brainfuck interpreter.
42
brain-brainfuck
growingv1.3.0
Brainfuck interpreter companion to the brain programming language
41
brainhug
growingv0.7.0
A simple brainf*ck translator
Core Metrics
| brain | brain-brainfuck | brainhug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 42 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6K | 11.1K | 14.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3339d ago | 3256d ago | 1292d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 9y 1m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
brain
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
brain-brainfuck
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
brainhug
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| brain | brain-brainfuck | brainhug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.3.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 75KB | 130KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •brain-brainfuck leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •brainhug has the most downloads (14.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ brain, brain-brainfuck, brainhug have not been updated in over a year.
- •brain, brainhug are pre-1.0 — API may change.