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glouw/ctl

The C Template Library observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/glouw/ctl · C · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2167
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1758
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1382 stars · 120 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CTL is a header-only, template-like container library for ISO C99/C11 that reimplements C++ STL containers such as vector, list, deque, set, and string using macro-based generics. It is fast to compile, type safe, and MIT licensed.

Use cases

  • use STL-style containers in C
  • get a type-safe vector or list in C99
  • avoid writing generic data structures by hand in C
  • port C++ STL code to plain C
  • sort and iterate collections in C with minimal boilerplate

When to choose

  • you write ISO C99/C11 and want STL-like containers without a C++ compiler
  • you need fast compilation and small dependency-free header-only containers

When to avoid

  • you are already using C++ and can use the real STL
  • you need std::map or other containers CTL explicitly does not implement

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

data-science developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages c cpp cross-platform header-only stl containers c99 c11 templates generic-programming algorithms

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