cs50/libcs50
This is CS50's Library for C. observed · 2026-10-11
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 63
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5210
- days_rel: 39
- days_push: 39
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2187 stars · 908 forks observed · 2026-10-11
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
CS50's C library providing simplified input functions like get_int, get_string, and get_float for students learning C. It is the companion library for Harvard's CS50 course, installable via packages or from source.
Use cases
- get user input in C without dealing with scanf pitfalls
- teach introductory C programming to students
- read strings, ints, floats, doubles, and longs with simple prompts
- set up the CS50 course toolchain on Ubuntu or Fedora
- simplify C exercises for beginners
When to choose
- you are following Harvard's CS50 course or its problem sets
- you want beginner-friendly, validated input functions in C
- you are teaching introductory C and want to hide scanf complexity
When to avoid
- you are building production C software
- you need full control over input parsing and error handling
- you want a general-purpose utility library beyond input helpers
Facets
library · maturity stable
sdk developer-tools education developer-tools programming-languages c cs50 c-library input-helpers teaching beginner-friendly linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cs50/libcs50 · fetched 2026-10-11 · 2608a5b9e79b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cs50/libcs50 | main | 84 |
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