Decision Workspace
brainhug vs brain-brainfuck vs brainstem
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
brainhug
growingv0.7.0
A simple brainf*ck translator
42
brain-brainfuck
growingv1.3.0
Brainfuck interpreter companion to the brain programming language
40
brainstem
experimentalv0.1.0
A Brainfuck compiler and interpreter library, with a BrainStem frontend language.
Core Metrics
| brainhug | brain-brainfuck | brainstem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 42 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 14.3K | 11.1K | 520 |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1292d ago | 3256d ago | 283d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 9y 1m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
brainhug
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
brain-brainfuck
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
brainstem
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| brainhug | brain-brainfuck | brainstem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 1.3.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 130KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| 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.
- •⚠ brainhug, brain-brainfuck have not been updated in over a year.
- •brainhug, brainstem are pre-1.0 — API may change.