serde_derive
v1.0.228 GrowingMacros 1.1 implementation of #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (94.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
55.0M downloads in the last 30 days (1.8M/day), up 18% from the previous period.
94.1K crates depend on serde_derive — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 231 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 270 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include serde, serde_json, url, chrono, uuid. When high-quality crates choose serde_derive, it's a strong quality signal.
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