rust-lang/rust
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Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. observed · 2026-10-04
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 98
- 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: 28.5
- age_days: 5970
- days_rel: 19
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 25
Adoption not part of the score
119477 stars · 17486 forks observed · 2026-10-04
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.99
Rust is a modern systems programming language with its own compiler, standard library, and tooling. It enables developers to write fast, memory-safe code without a garbage collector.
Use cases
- building high-performance network services
- developing low-level embedded firmware
- creating cross-platform command-line tools
- writing safe concurrent applications
- porting performance-critical code from C/C++
When to choose
- You need maximum performance with strict memory safety guarantees.
- Your project targets multiple platforms, including embedded devices.
- You want modern tooling like Cargo, rustfmt, and Clippy integrated out of the box.
- You prefer a language with strong compile-time error checking to reduce runtime bugs.
When to avoid
- You require a language with a large existing ecosystem of ready-made UI frameworks.
- Your team lacks experience with systems programming concepts like ownership and lifetimes.
- You need rapid prototyping with dynamic typing and minimal compile steps.
Facets
application · maturity active
programming-language compiler build-tool programming-languages windows cross-platform cli memory-safety zero-cost-abstractions ownership-model high-performance embedded devops systems-programming linux macos
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust · fetched 2026-10-04 · 5650c1dc1d2d
- homepage: https://www.rust-lang.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · f2efd8fea0fb
- site_page: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/getting-started.html · fetched 2026-09-07 · b04c43cdb284
- site_page: https://rust-lang.org/tools/install · fetched 2026-09-07 · 716aed8489a8
- site_page: https://blog.rust-lang.org/releases/latest · fetched 2026-09-07 · 565e26d58741
- site_page: http://forge.rust-lang.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · 3a9af5033056
- site_page: https://rust-lang.org/learn · fetched 2026-09-07 · 9341b78758b7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rust-lang/rust | main | 98 |
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