Decision Workspace
static-lang-word-lists vs shell-words vs random_word
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
static-lang-word-lists
experimentalv0.4.2
Runtime decompressed statically-included word lists
63
shell-words
stablev1.1.1
Process command line according to parsing rules of UNIX shell
54
random_word
growingv0.5.2
Efficient functions for generating random words in many languages.
Core Metrics
| static-lang-word-lists | shell-words | random_word | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 63 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 82.8M | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 153 | 7.6M | 254.4K |
| Dependents | 22 | 9.5K | 308 |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 59d ago | 107d ago | 213d ago |
| Age | 7m | 8y | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
static-lang-word-lists
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shell-words
Maintenance
12
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
random_word
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| static-lang-word-lists | shell-words | random_word | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 1.1.1 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 10KB | 9.0MB |
| Features | 133 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shell-words leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shell-words is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •static-lang-word-lists, random_word are pre-1.0 — API may change.