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misa77

An experimental compression codec optimized for very fast decompression.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-07-15

Last seen:2026-07-15

Sightings:1

Source:github.com

What it is

An experimental compression codec optimized for very fast decompression.

Why developers recommend it

Its measured throughput and clear engineering trade-off make it worth watching.

Hacker News evidence

2026-07-15

A Google compression engineer called the approach a known but useful speed-versus-encode-time trade-off.

Show HN: misa77 - a codec that decodes 2x faster than LZ4 (at better ratios)