Shipping JPEG XL in Chrome | Blogkept by eddie • oct 07Chrome 155 adds JPEG XL decoding, delivering 30‑50% better compression than JPEG, HDR support and lossless transcoding via a memory‑safe Rust decoder.AboutInterop Project · JPEG XL · jxl-rs · Chrome · libjxlFiled#developer-tools#open-source#performance#rust#security#web-developmentRelatedThe case against JPEG XLJPEG XL underperforms AVIF in lossy compression and decode speed, making it unnecessary for the Web despite advantages for non-web use cases like professional photography.also on jxl-rs, libjxl, JPEG XL, #web-development, #developer-toolsGoogle unkills JPEG XL?Google's Chromium team reversed its decision to drop JPEG XL support, now planning to implement it in Blink, which could make it a de facto standard for images.also on JPEG XL, #open-sourceWeb-Perf Wednesday 006 – Faster Browser Releases Change Your RUM Population – CSS WizardryChrome and Firefox shifting to fortnightly release cycles means RUM cohorts become smaller and faster-changing, requiring release-aware analysis and annotations to avoid misinterpreting performance shifts.also on Chrome, #performance, #web-development, #developer-toolsSätteriSätteri combines a high-performance Rust Markdown/MDX engine with extensible JavaScript plugins to offer fast, customizable document processing for developers in web applications.also on #rust, #performance, #web-development, #open-source, #developer-toolsAstro 7.0 | AstroAstro 7.0 ships a Rust compiler, Rust-based Markdown pipeline, queue-based rendering, Vite 8 with Rolldown, advanced routing, route caching, and AI-friendly dev server modes.also on #rust, #performance, #web-development, #open-source, #developer-tools
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