Imgix.js
Infrastructure
image processing service client
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
3 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Pricing: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple total cost of ownership versus building your own image server
From 1 comment
It's about total cost of ownership A: Imgix = cost of imgix subscription + integration time * hourly rate (it's dead simple) B: Rolling your own = dev time * hourly rate +…
nc on HN
imgix's API is intuitive and fast
From 1 comment
I can't speak specifically about this responsive image feature, but as for imgix's core business, I have mixed feelings. It's pretty trivial to write on-the-fly image processing…
latch on HN
Objections
Does not output a valid img tag without JavaScript
From 2 comments
This is nice, but it does not put a valid img tag in the document source without javascript execution. That might be fine for things that don't face the public internet, but if…
justinph on HNWhy isn't there an img-tag in the default example? Why are you promoting bad practice by not having images in img-tags? You solved one problem but created a much bigger problem.…
sleepyhead on HN
Concern about dependence on a paid service with uncertain future
From 1 comment
I wonder why are there so many services that work with this kind of business model. while I would be willing to pay for code I can own, I would never invest in something in…
fimdomeio on HN
Requests
Use standard picture and srcset markup instead
From 2 comments
What would the advantage of this be versus using the picture tag with your own image sources hosted on a CDN? (Let's assume picture tag is widely supported for now)
kingzain on HNYes it is 2014 and we should be able to follow simple standards that has been around for quite some time.
sleepyhead on HN
Questions
What is the imgix stack and how is image processing built
From 2 comments
Did you run across the memory leak issue too? Could you talk about the imgix stack? I'm curious to know what it is like.
egonschiele on HNI just had to write an image server for work and found it incredibly hard. What's your on-the-fly image processing setup look like?
egonschiele on HN
Alternatives named
Thumbor
From 1 comment
There are at least couple open source projects that handle dynamic image generation on the backend quite nicely. It seems photon is dead, but I found it works quite well and is…
michaelmior on HN
Photon
From 1 comment
There are at least couple open source projects that handle dynamic image generation on the backend quite nicely. It seems photon is dead, but I found it works quite well and is…
michaelmior on HN
ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick
From 2 comments
I'd break it down into two parts. The first is the image transformation. For this we use graphics magic, and based on the params in the querystring, we'd crop, resize, alter the…
latch on HNI worked for a company that used ImageMagick for compositing images together and resizing them to one of ~60 sizes (different page locations, device types, etc.). While it…
skuhn on HN
Picturefill with picture and srcset
From 1 comment
There is nothing stopping you from setting the src tag. But you are just adding another request. Our base service works perfectly with src set and picturefill. This library is…
miggi on HN