diff

11.2M downloads in the last 30 days (372.0K/day), up 32% from the previous period.

3.1K crates depend on diff. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

diff has only 1 owner despite 3.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

Despite being 10+ years old, diff hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 45KB, diff is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include pretty_assertions, cpp_demangle, lalrpop, ascii-canvas, is_executable. When high-quality crates choose diff, it's a strong quality signal.