Decision Workspace
fast-posit vs softposit vs twofloat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
fast-posit
experimentalv0.2.0
Software implementation of the Posit floating point format
46
softposit
growingv0.4.0
Implementation of Posit numbers
44
twofloat
growingv0.8.4
Double-double arithmetic functionality.
Core Metrics
| fast-posit | softposit | twofloat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 46 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 75.4K | 111.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 47 | 1.6K | 3.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| Releases | 7 | 27 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 1199d ago | 245d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6y 10m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
fast-posit
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
softposit
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
twofloat
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| fast-posit | softposit | twofloat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.8.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 109KB | 89KB | 39KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-posit leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •twofloat has the most downloads (111.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ softposit has not been updated in over a year.