Decision Workspace
shades vs shades-edsl vs naga
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
shades
growingv0.4.0
An EDSL for shading languages
38
shades-edsl
growingv0.1.0
An EDSL for shading languages
74
naga
stablev29.0.1
Shader translator and validator. Part of the wgpu project
Core Metrics
| shades | shades-edsl | naga | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 38 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 13.2K | 2.2K | 20.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 22 | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 10 | 1 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 1347d ago | 1347d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 3y 8m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
shades
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
shades-edsl
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
naga
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| shades | shades-edsl | naga | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 | 29.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 10KB | 843KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •naga leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •naga is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shades, shades-edsl have not been updated in over a year.
- •shades, shades-edsl are pre-1.0 — API may change.