The short version
Rust RAR implementation, mostly written with LLM assistance.
From the HackerLinks archive
Rars
Rust RAR implementation, mostly written with LLM assistance.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-05-13
Last seen:2026-05-13
Times seen:1
Website:bitplane.net
Why it caught our attention
Novel tooling project with a surprisingly positive HN response.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-05-13
Editorial paraphrase
Commenters called it a really cool project, starred the repo, and discussed the compression workflow.
Original threadRars: a Rust RAR implementation, mostly written by LLMs