Decision Workspace
flagged_pointer vs ointers vs yaru
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
flagged_pointer
experimentalv0.2.2
A safe abstraction for tagged pointers using unused bits for flags
51
ointers
growingv5.0.0
What do you call a pointer we stole the high bits off? An ointer.
48
yaru
experimentalv0.2.3
Yet Another Rust Util - A collection of utilities for timing, memory inspection and SQL result formatting.
Core Metrics
| flagged_pointer | ointers | yaru | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 973 | 8.2K | 92 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 166d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
flagged_pointer
Maintenance
21
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ointers
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
yaru
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| flagged_pointer | ointers | yaru | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 5.0.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 15KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.84.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flagged_pointer leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ointers has the most downloads (8.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •flagged_pointer, yaru are pre-1.0 — API may change.