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I like JXL better than Jpeg XL - if it is brought to the masses I can imagine "jexel" to replace "jaypeg"

• yboris 3y ago
  The extension for the file format is .jxl and is pronounced "jixel" :)
  • wongarsu 3y ago
    Ah, following the footsteps of .png (which is pronounced ping, according to the standard)
  • jedberg 3y ago
    It's hilarious to me that 25ish years after the death of DOS, we still define dot-three-letter file extensions in new standards.
    • pmarreck 3y ago
      Right? Well, at least in the tiny part of the IT world I get to control, I always try to validate based on both the three letter extension and any common or sensible expansion of that. So ".jpg" or ".jpeg", ".jxl" or ".jpegxl" etc. etc. (And in most cases, I actually try to parse the binary itself, because you can't trust the extension much anyway.)
    • mrguyorama 3y ago
      Especially funny since JPEG images commonly have .jpeg as an extension!
    • skeaker 3y ago
      If it ain't broke...
    • sedatk 3y ago
      "I thought we were free to choose our filename extensions to our liking?" "Well, three characters is the bare minimum. If you feel that three characters is enough, then okay. But some people choose to have longer filename extensions, and we encourage that, okay? You do want to express yourself, don't you?"