bytes
v1.12.1 StableTypes and traits for working with bytes
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 5d ago)
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (235.9K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
67.6M downloads in the last 30 days (2.3M/day), up 2% from the previous period.
235.9K crates depend on bytes — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 195 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 59 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include http, tokio, hyper, http-body, h2. When high-quality crates choose bytes, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
