Decision Workspace
nexus-ascii vs cj_ascii vs shellexpand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
nexus-ascii
experimentalv1.5.1
Fixed-capacity ASCII strings for high-performance systems
45
cj_ascii
growingv0.2.0
A library for working with ASCII strings in Rust
74
shellexpand
stablev3.1.2
Shell-like expansions in strings
Core Metrics
| nexus-ascii | cj_ascii | shellexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 45 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 6.5K | 37.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 969 | 7 | 2.7M |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 9.1K |
| Releases | 15 | 5 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 992d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 8m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
nexus-ascii
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
cj_ascii
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
shellexpand
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| nexus-ascii | cj_ascii | shellexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.1 | 0.2.0 | 3.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 157KB | 30KB | 26KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.31 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shellexpand leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shellexpand is depended on by 9.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cj_ascii has not been updated in over a year.
- •cj_ascii is pre-1.0 — API may change.