Decision Workspace
sendable vs deferred-cell vs rc-writer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
sendable
growingv0.6.4
Substitutes for Rc and Option that facilitate sending data between threads.
56
deferred-cell
experimentalv0.6.3
A single-assignment, weak reference wrapper for cyclic node graphs with late initialization
48
rc-writer
growingv1.1.10
A tiny implement for writing data to a reference counted instance.
Core Metrics
| sendable | deferred-cell | rc-writer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 56 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 17.1K | 3.3K | 33.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 66 | 38 | 181 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 84d ago | 24d ago | 1470d ago |
| Age | 4y | 9m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
sendable
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
deferred-cell
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rc-writer
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sendable | deferred-cell | rc-writer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.4 | 0.6.3 | 1.1.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 6KB | 2KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •deferred-cell leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rc-writer has the most downloads (33.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rc-writer has not been updated in over a year.
- •sendable, deferred-cell are pre-1.0 — API may change.