Images on a static site: tradeoffs, limits, and a 150-line Rust optimizer
Why I serve images from git instead of object storage, how many I can get away with, and the small Rust tool I built to convert and resize everything to WebP.
I write about aquaculture, Rust programming, sensors, and the intersection of technology and nature. PhD in technological innovation and senior software engineer based in Norway.
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Why I serve images from git instead of object storage, how many I can get away with, and the small Rust tool I built to convert and resize everything to WebP.
The architecture behind a personal site with self-hosted fonts, dual themes, client-side search, PDF generation, citations, and a newsletter -- all from a single git repo with zero JavaScript frameworks.