Decision Workspace
num-sign vs arithmetic-sign vs sign-bound
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
num-sign
growingv0.1.2
enum Sign { Positive = 1, Negative = -1 }
41
arithmetic-sign
growingv1.0.0
Arithmetic `Sign`(≈+1|-1) to/from arithmetic types such as `f64`, `i32` utility.
42
sign-bound
growingv2.2.0
Layout-optimized positive and negative integers
Core Metrics
| num-sign | arithmetic-sign | sign-bound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 41 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 5.5K | 2.9K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 40 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1198d ago | 2020d ago | 461d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 5y 6m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
num-sign
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
arithmetic-sign
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
sign-bound
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| num-sign | arithmetic-sign | sign-bound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.0.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 5KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sign-bound leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •num-sign has the most downloads (5.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ num-sign, arithmetic-sign, sign-bound have not been updated in over a year.
- •num-sign is pre-1.0 — API may change.