Decision Workspace
symbolic_expressions vs generic_symbolic_expressions vs ess
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
symbolic_expressions
growingv5.0.3
A symbolic-expression parser/writer
50
generic_symbolic_expressions
growingv5.0.4
This crate is a fork of symbolic-expressions, which tweaks it to be more normal. The original crate had weird rules around putting extra double quotes.
37
ess
growingv0.4.2
An s-expression parser targeted at language implementation.
Core Metrics
| symbolic_expressions | generic_symbolic_expressions | ess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 50 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9M | 77.1K | 9.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 170.4K | 747 | 0 |
| Dependents | 100 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 41 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3178d ago | 780d ago | 2763d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 2y 8m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
symbolic_expressions
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
generic_symbolic_expressions
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
ess
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| symbolic_expressions | generic_symbolic_expressions | ess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 15KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •symbolic_expressions leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ symbolic_expressions, generic_symbolic_expressions, ess have not been updated in over a year.
- •ess is pre-1.0 — API may change.