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Nibnib image format promises extremely fast decompression

Original: Nibnib: Image compression with extreme decompression speed

Developer Raph Levien has released Nibnib, an open-source image compression format hosted on GitHub that prioritizes extreme decompression speed. The project landed near the top of Hacker News, drawing discussion among engineers about the trade-offs between compression ratio and decoding performance, and whether such a format could suit graphics-heavy applications where images must be decoded very quickly.

Why now: A respected developer released a new open-source image format focused on decompression speed, sparking technical debate

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