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Show HN: misa77 – a codec that decodes 2x faster than LZ4 (at better ratios)
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 and making decompression very friendly to ou