higher-kinded-types
v0.3.0 Growing"Generic generics" / higher-kinded APIs in stable Rust
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (25KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
861.1K downloads in the last 30 days (28.7K/day), up 43% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 88 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 2+ years old, higher-kinded-types 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 25KB, higher-kinded-types is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include polonius-the-crab, event-source, sandpit, wm, pidl-bud. When high-quality crates choose higher-kinded-types, it's a strong quality signal.
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