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My 100 KB image compressor produced 36 KB files. The bug was using a different encoder to search.

I'm the developer of MakeQuickWork, a small site of free browser tools. This is how its Compress Image tool hits a file-size target, and the bug that made the first version miss it by two thirds. Plenty of upload forms say "photo must be under 100 KB". So besides the usual Light / Recommended / Str…

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  1. 2026-11-05 02:15 · DEV Community — AI
    My 100 KB image compressor produced 36 KB files. The bug was using a different encoder to search.

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