highs

27.3K downloads in the last 30 days (909/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 29 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 16KB, highs is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include good_lp, affinitree, mosekcomodel_highs, mosox, muse2. When high-quality crates choose highs, it's a strong quality signal.