Decision Workspace
deferred-reference vs self_cell vs borrowme
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
deferred-reference
growingv0.1.2
A deferred reference is not an actual reference, it is merely a smart pointer tied to the lifetime of the location it points to.
61
self_cell
growingv1.2.2
Safe-to-use proc-macro-free self-referential structs in stable Rust.
61
borrowme
growingv0.1.0
The missing compound borrowing for Rust.
Core Metrics
| deferred-reference | self_cell | borrowme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 40.0M | 35.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.0M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.4K | 9 |
| Releases | 3 | 19 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 1877d ago | 146d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 5y 1m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
deferred-reference
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
self_cell
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
borrowme
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| deferred-reference | self_cell | borrowme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.2.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 23KB | 17KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 57.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •self_cell leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •self_cell is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ deferred-reference has not been updated in over a year.
- •deferred-reference, borrowme are pre-1.0 — API may change.