Decision Workspace
brainfrick vs rob-vm vs bf2s
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
brainfrick
growingv1.1.2
An optimizing brainfuck interpreter with helpful errors.
51
rob-vm
stablev1.2.0
A cmdline tools to run brainfuck & ook & shortook code
47
bf2s
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple Brainfuck interpreter that executes code from a string and returns the output as a string.
Core Metrics
| brainfrick | rob-vm | bf2s | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1K | 3.0K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1984d ago | 426d ago | 244d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 1y 2m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
brainfrick
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rob-vm
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bf2s
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| brainfrick | rob-vm | bf2s | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.2 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 10KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rob-vm leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •brainfrick has the most downloads (6.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ brainfrick, rob-vm have not been updated in over a year.
- •bf2s is pre-1.0 — API may change.