Decision Workspace
mallard vs neco-editor vs hjkl-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
mallard
experimentalv0.1.0
A line-oriented text buffer using an immutable green/red model with cheap branching and undo/redo.
45
neco-editor
experimentalv0.2.0
Umbrella crate for editor runtime primitives with a unified text buffer
59
hjkl-buffer
experimentalv0.28.0
Rope-backed text buffer with cursor and edits. Pre-1.0 churn.
Core Metrics
| mallard | neco-editor | hjkl-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 139 | 27 | 7.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 6.7K |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 308 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 44d ago | today |
| Age | 24d | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mallard
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
neco-editor
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
hjkl-buffer
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mallard | neco-editor | hjkl-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 12KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hjkl-buffer leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hjkl-buffer is depended on by 308 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.