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Xmloxide: an agent-made Rust replacement for libxml2
A large library rewrite done by an AI coding agent, tested against libxml2's behaviour.
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- Repository account jonwiggins Source ↗
- HN submitter jawiggins Source ↗
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xmloxide is a pure Rust reimplementation of libxml2, the standard XML and HTML parsing library, built by an AI coding agent. It was inspired by AI labs' public experiments in having agents complete large software projects, such as Cursor's attempt at a browser. It's tested against libxml2's own behaviour, and the Hacker News post got 64 points.
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- Hacker News: Show HN: Xmloxide – an agent-made Rust replacement for libxml2Repository account: jonwiggins
The library and its compatibility testing.
- Hacker News discussion (64 points)HN submitter: jawigginsPosted
The Show HN post and discussion (64 points).