pnet
v0.35.0 GrowingCross-platform, low level networking using the Rust programming language.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.6K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (5 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.2M downloads in the last 30 days (41.4K/day), up 94% from the previous period.
1.6K crates depend on pnet. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
This crate is maintained by a team (5 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 11+ years old, pnet hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 28KB, pnet is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include hyperscan, rustdds, dragonfly-client-util, bandwhich, ate. When high-quality crates choose pnet, it's a strong quality signal.
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