How we improved image download sizes on Medium with just four characters

HTML images just got better, with the subtlest change to your codebase Photo by Adi Suyatno I know what you’re thinking. Scott, I landed on Medium on a small but not mobile-small display and the download chunk related to images in my home feed was like 7% smaller. First of all, thank you for noticing. Second, what if I told you that you too can improve your total asset download size by adding just…