Decision Workspace
patch-rexx vs taurine vs ion-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
patch-rexx
experimentalv0.9.11
A modern REXX interpreter in Rust
54
taurine
experimentalv2.12.2
Fast, embeddable scripting language implemented in Rust
53
ion-core
experimentalv0.9.6
Embeddable scripting language with a bytecode VM
Core Metrics
| patch-rexx | taurine | ion-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 437 | 137 | 497 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Releases | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 4d ago | 68d ago |
| Age | 5m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
patch-rexx
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
taurine
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ion-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| patch-rexx | taurine | ion-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.11 | 2.12.2 | 0.9.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 19 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 141KB | 149KB | 264KB |
| Features | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •taurine leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ion-core has the most downloads (497), suggesting wider adoption.
- •patch-rexx, ion-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.