Your basic bit ![GoDoc][godoc-bit] by yourbasic

Bitset data structure

bit-twiddlingbit-arraydata-structuresbitsetgo
Verdict 51/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 8.3 years ago

Self-host Your basic bit ![GoDoc][godoc-bit] on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
51 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
168
24 forks

About Your basic bit ![GoDoc][godoc-bit]

From the project's README at github.com/yourbasic/bit. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

A bit array, or bit set, is an efficient set data structure. It consists of an array that compactly stores bits and it uses bit-level parallelism to perform operations quickly. Installation

Once you have [installed Go][golang-install], run this command to install the package:

There is an online reference for the package at [godoc.org/github.com/yourbasic/bit][godoc-bit]. Roadmap

The API of this library is frozen. Version numbers adhere to [semantic versioning][sv].

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
52
maturity
64
community
72
security
70
sustainability
23
adoption
19

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 168 github.com/yourbasic/bit
GitHub forks 24 github.com/yourbasic/bit

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age9.2 yearssince May 2017
Last commit3.5 years agoDec 28, 2022
Releases shipped2last: 8.3 years ago

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

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