maybe-dangling
v0.2.0 Growing`ManuallyDrop<T>` and `MaybeDangling<T>` semantics in stable Rust as per https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3336
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 43d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (16KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
14.2K downloads in the last 30 days, down 25% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
The primary maintainer publishes 88 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 3+ years old, maybe-dangling hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
maybe-dangling has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 16KB, maybe-dangling is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include mem_dbg, safer_owning_ref, epserde, lender, mutcursor. When high-quality crates choose maybe-dangling, it's a strong quality signal.
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