Globlin – 3x faster Glob, written by Opus 4.5

Name: Globlin – 3x faster Glob, written by Opus 4.5
Availability: InStock
Author: mcilroy

by mcilroy·Feb 11, 2026·3 points·1 comment

AI Analysis

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Rust-based glob 2-3x faster, but glob v13 already exists and works.

Strengths

Weaknesses

•Glob pattern matching is already solved; speed gains alone don't justify a new tool.
•No evidence this beats alternatives like fast-glob or globby in real-world usage.

600x speedup over Node.js version, but Cursor support is currently broken.

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noah32

101mo ago

Rust rewrite with PDFium delivers 100x speedup over the Python v1.

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pierre

1506d ago

Open Source●●●Banger

Reverse-engineered undocumented MOBI format — builds dictionaries in 6 seconds vs 12 hours.

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ciscoriordan

211mo ago

Other●Mid

2.7ms vs 151ms startup—pure speed optimization, Python thefuck already works.

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ddyo

203mo ago

Infrastructure●●●Banger

1MB Docker image beats Redis 30MB while hitting 10M ops/sec.

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mattyhogan

59302mo ago

Remote LinuxCNC control via gRPC when native API only works locally.

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dougcalobrisi

202mo ago