SMRTR ProgrammingJan 27, 2025Daily.dev

My failed attempt to shrink all npm packages by 5%

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npm package sizes could be reduced by 5% using Zopfli compression instead of gzip, but the proposal was rejected due to implementation challenges, slower publishing times, and limited user benefits, despite being backwards compatible.

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