Decision Workspace
l1_ir vs if_lang vs lift-ast
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
l1_ir
growingv0.0.52
L1 Intermediate Representation
53
if_lang
experimentalv0.1.4
Intent-first functional IR language for LLM-friendly logic drafts
48
lift-ast
experimentalv0.3.0
LIFT-AST: Lexer, parser, and AST for the .lif source language
Core Metrics
| l1_ir | if_lang | lift-ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 53 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 62.9K | 79 | 69 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 52 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1178d ago | 112d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
l1_ir
Maintenance
7
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
if_lang
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
lift-ast
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| l1_ir | if_lang | lift-ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.52 | 0.1.4 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 51KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •if_lang leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •l1_ir has the most downloads (62.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ l1_ir has not been updated in over a year.