float16
v0.1.5 GrowingHalf-precision floating point f16 and bf16 types for Rust implementing the IEEE 754-2008 standard binary16 and bfloat16 types.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (50KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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244.2K downloads in the last 30 days (8.1K/day), up 25% from the previous period.
Despite being 1+ years old, float16 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.
Notable dependents include lexical-util, boa_engine, yad_core. When high-quality crates choose float16, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
