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HTML is a native image format, hear me out

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The article proposes a new file format called HMML (HyperMedia Markup Language) designed to encapsulate images, text, and layout into a single binary file. The author argues this approach could replace current methods of layering HTML and CSS over flat image files.

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It suggests a potential shift in web development and media delivery, aiming to make complex, AI-generated layouts more editable and efficient.

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HMML (HyperMedia Markup Language) is a declarative markup language for images. Also JS. HMML is HTML, but not UTF-8. A sneak peek for future-gen media (#rezervation)

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