Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 443 - May 31st, 2026

Why does ASTC use ISE when almost nothing else does? explains why ASTC uses integer sequence encoding (ISE) shows that ISE’s advantage over a simple prefix code is only about 0.07 bits per symbol in practice argues the real benefit is that the predictability of fixed-size payloads simplifies encoder design wayback-archive Implicit Surface rendering for CAD describes a CAD prototype that renders…