is there any other similar libraries i should know about? frankly the developer is right, I hate re-implementation of lists and other crap in modern languages.

I have a complete crap kernel include file i use when I write kernel modules. ( Though You will find me no longer publishing source code. Client is moving to freebsd, after a linux kernel bug that got labeled "WONT FIX" by linus & crew )

So client goes "WONT SUPPORT" on 5.x linux. Linux userland is a damn mess.