serial

466.6K downloads in the last 30 days, down 48% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

404 crates depend on serial. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

Despite being 11+ years old, serial 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 3KB, serial is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include rmodbus, roboplc, espmonitor, mprocs-pty, rplc. When high-quality crates choose serial, it's a strong quality signal.