Iwo Kadziela demonstrated how to generate a recognizable ASCII world map using only 445 bytes of compressed data. The technique leverages JavaScript's DecompressionStream API to inflate deflate-compressed base64 data directly from a data URI without external network requests.
Background
This post highlights advanced usage of modern web APIs for efficient data handling and creative coding challenges within constrained environments.
- Source
- Simon Willison
- Published
- Jul 5, 2026 at 07:09 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10