Notes on image formats, compression techniques and making the web faster — served with a side of chai.
JPEG XL gives the best compression of any image format we have — but browser support is still patchy. Here is the honest picture, and when you should use it.
Namurad · 2026-08-17 · 5 min read
Everyone asks which format to use. The answer depends on your audience, your images and your patience. Here is our engineer’s take, with real numbers.
Namurad · 2026-08-12 · 7 min read
WordPressMost WordPress slowness is just huge images. Here is the fastest way to fix it — plugin, CDN or none of the above.
Namurad · 2026-08-05 · 6 min read