cbor

849 downloads in the last 30 days (28/day), up 56% from the previous period.

213 crates depend on cbor. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

The primary maintainer publishes 84 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

Despite being 11+ years old, cbor hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

At 24KB, cbor is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include maidsafe_types, maidsafe_sodiumoxide, maidsafe_client, safe_client, maidsafe_vault. When high-quality crates choose cbor, it's a strong quality signal.