The short version
An experimental compression codec optimized for very fast decompression.
From the HackerLinks archive
misa77
An experimental compression codec optimized for very fast decompression.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-07-15
Last seen:2026-07-15
Times seen:1
Website:github.com
Why it caught our attention
Its measured throughput and clear engineering trade-off make it worth watching.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-07-15
Editorial paraphrase
A Google compression engineer called the approach a known but useful speed-versus-encode-time trade-off.
Original threadShow HN: misa77 - a codec that decodes 2x faster than LZ4 (at better ratios)