PNG is my favourite file format of all time. Version 1.0 of the specification was released in 1996 (before I was born!) and the format remains widely used to this day.
I think the best way to get to grips with a file format is to write code for reading or writing it. In this instance we’re going to write a PNG, because we can choose to focus on the simplest subset of PNG features. Hello, PNG!
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Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others company. Arthur Schopenhauer