tildeio/helix
Native Ruby extensions without fear observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3953
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2140
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1992 stars · 58 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Helix is a Rust framework for writing native Ruby extension classes in Rust without manual glue code, using a ruby! macro to generate bindings. It is now officially deprecated and unmaintained.
Use cases
- write ruby classes in rust
- create native ruby extensions without writing c
- offload performance-critical code from ruby to rust
- use rust crates inside a rails app
- embed rust in ruby
When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy project already built with helix
- you want to study how rust-ruby bindings were generated via macros
When to avoid
- starting a new ruby extension project - helix is deprecated
- you need current ruby or rustc version support
- you want an actively maintained rust-ruby binding solution
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
compiler build-tool sdk programming-languages developer-tools backend rust ruby cross-platform ruby-bindings rust-macro native-extensions deprecated ffi
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tildeio/helix · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9ba3a02ba4c9
- homepage: https://usehelix.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3fdb122b8a72
- site_page: https://usehelix.com/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 921b453de6a4
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/helix · fetched 2026-08-29 · d3234b1ec1fc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tildeio/helix | main | 10 |
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