Decision Workspace
floatd vs display_as_debug vs hex_fmt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
floatd
growingv0.1.0
FloatD is just num_traits::Float + Debug + Display.
56
display_as_debug
experimentalv0.5.1
Enables a rust types display implementation to be used as its debug implementation.
55
hex_fmt
growingv0.3.0
Formatting and shortening byte slices as hexadecimal strings
Core Metrics
| floatd | display_as_debug | hex_fmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 346 | 11.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 50 | 726.5K |
| Dependents | 2 | 9 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 733d ago | 65d ago | 2647d ago |
| Age | 2y | 3m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
floatd
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
display_as_debug
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hex_fmt
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| floatd | display_as_debug | hex_fmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 28KB | 8KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •display_as_debug leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex_fmt has the most downloads (11.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hex_fmt is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ floatd, hex_fmt have not been updated in over a year.