Decision Workspace
brainstem vs bf2s vs brainfuck_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
brainstem
experimentalv0.1.0
A Brainfuck compiler and interpreter library, with a BrainStem frontend language.
47
bf2s
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple Brainfuck interpreter that executes code from a string and returns the output as a string.
46
brainfuck_rs
growingv2.0.0
Brainfuck parser and interpreter using nom
Core Metrics
| brainstem | bf2s | brainfuck_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 520 | 1.5K | 14.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 34 | 28 |
| Dependents | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 283d ago | 244d ago | 2607d ago |
| Age | 9m | 11m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
brainstem
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
bf2s
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
brainfuck_rs
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| brainstem | bf2s | brainfuck_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.1 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 2KB | 8KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bf2s leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •brainfuck_rs has the most downloads (14.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ brainfuck_rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •brainstem, bf2s are pre-1.0 — API may change.