Show HN: misa77 - a codec that decodes 2x faster than LZ4 (at better ratios)
By nonadhocproblem · 2026-07-15 · 55 points · 10 comments
https://github.com/welcome-to-the-sunny-side/misa77
I've spent the last few months working on this codec. It has the following characteristics: - SOTA decompression throughput in its ratio class - Decent ratios (comparable to LZ4 at high effort levels) - Slow compression Most of the gains can be attributed to reducing branches an…
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