bytevec
v0.2.0 GrowingA Rust serialization library that uses byte vectors
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 9+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 253 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (18KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0/MIT)
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Deep Insights
1.1K downloads in the last 30 days (38/day), up 43% from the previous period.
253 crates depend on bytevec. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 9+ years old, bytevec hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
bytevec has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 17KB, bytevec is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include liboxen, rdedup-lib, sets_multisets, rocksolid, spatialos. When high-quality crates choose bytevec, it's a strong quality signal.
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