Zstandard
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A modern lossless data compression format and algorithm family.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 2 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 2 in the last 30 days. Confidence 39%.
Evidence (2)
- 5Simon Willison·8/9/2026researchSQLite prototype for compressed text revision history
Simon Willison describes an experiment for storing full text revision histories in SQLite as a compressed JSON array of prior versions. A prototype using Zstandard reportedly reduced 20.4 MB of simulated revision text to 80.3 KB, with a suggested optimization of splitting history into smaller chunks to avoid repeated full recompression.
- 6Hacker News·7/26/2026researchLLMs May Automate Proofs in Dependently Typed Languages
The article argues that large language models, combined with proof irrelevance, could significantly reduce the manual effort required in dependently typed languages. It describes a Lean-based experiment building a Zstandard decompressor to test whether LLMs can make proof automation more practical and lessen proof engineering overhead.