We’ve launched zlib-rs version 0.4.2, boasting significant performance enhancements, making us the fastest zlib implementation for decompression. Our dashboard tracks performance compared to other implementations, ensuring we catch regressions and visualize progress. Despite challenges like rust’s lack of native multiversioning support, we have optimized code for runtime efficiency. Additionally, we’ve improved decompression logic with DFA optimizations and are faster than both zlib-ng and zlib-chromium for most relevant chunk sizes. While compression results vary, we’re faster for key levels. zlib-rs can be used in both C and rust projects and continues to strive for excellence. We seek funding for further development.
https://trifectatech.org/blog/zlib-rs-is-faster-than-c/