Decision Workspace
branches vs likely_polyfill vs static_init
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
branches
growingv0.4.4
Branch hinting prediction and control functions for stable Rust including likely, unlikely, assume and abort, plus read and write cpu prefetch functions to help algorithm optimization
44
likely_polyfill
growingv1.0.0
cold_path, likely, and unlikely for non-nightly Rust
56
static_init
growingv1.0.4
Safe mutable static and non const static initialization, and code execution at program startup/exit.
Core Metrics
| branches | likely_polyfill | static_init | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 44 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 610.2K | 469 | 11.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 147.0K | 0 | 368.2K |
| Dependents | 138 | 0 | 3.2K |
| Releases | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 143d ago | 270d ago | 369d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 9m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
branches
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
likely_polyfill
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
static_init
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| branches | likely_polyfill | static_init | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 6KB | 86KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 0.0% | 30.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •static_init leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •static_init is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ static_init has not been updated in over a year.
- •branches is pre-1.0 — API may change.