boxcar
v0.2.14 GrowingA concurrent, append-only vector
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 418 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (28KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
2.3M downloads in the last 30 days (75.8K/day), up 8% from the previous period.
418 crates depend on boxcar. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 4+ years old, boxcar hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 27KB, boxcar is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include pep508_rs, solana-frozen-abi, polars-core, salsa, watchexec-supervisor. When high-quality crates choose boxcar, it's a strong quality signal.
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