Decision Workspace
thin-slice vs flagged_pointer vs ointers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
thin-slice
growingv0.1.1
An owned slice that packs the slice storage into a single word when possible
54
flagged_pointer
experimentalv0.2.1
A safe abstraction for tagged pointers using unused bits for flags
52
ointers
growingv5.0.0
What do you call a pointer we stole the high bits off? An ointer.
Core Metrics
| thin-slice | flagged_pointer | ointers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 11.3M | 956 | 8.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 226.9K | 21 | 72 |
| Dependents | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 2811d ago | 19d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 7y 8m | 6m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
thin-slice
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
flagged_pointer
Maintenance
21
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ointers
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| thin-slice | flagged_pointer | ointers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.1 | 5.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 16KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.84.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flagged_pointer leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thin-slice has the most downloads (11.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ thin-slice has not been updated in over a year.
- •thin-slice, flagged_pointer are pre-1.0 — API may change.