It is now two years since Google launched its open source compression algorithm, Brotli. Microsoft has already shown some interest in the technology, adding support to Edge late last year to speed up the loading of web pages. Having conducted rigorous tests with Brotli compression,…
It is now two years since Google launched its open source compression algorithm, Brotli. Microsoft has already shown some interest in the technology, adding support to Edge late last year to speed up the loading of web pages. Having conducted rigorous tests with Brotli compression, Microsoft is now ready to bring it to. NET.
Microsoft’s tests show that Brotli is at least as good as Deflate and gzip, in terms of compression levels and the amount of time it takes to compress and decompress. It is because of these results that Microsoft is happy to launch. NET support for Brotli compression “as an alpha-quality preview.”
Microsoft tested Brotli, Deflate and gzip using both Optimal and Fastest settings. When it came to tests with CSS, HTML and JavaScript, Brotli was found to be at least as good as the competition, and usually better. The key to getting the best from Brotli — just as with any compression technique — is finding the best balance of compression level and time to execute.
The tests that were carried out put Brotli through its paces. Using the Weissman score developer for and popularized by the show Silicon Valley, it was found to outstrip gzip quite impressively.
Making the preview support available, Microsoft says:
You can find out more over on the MSDN blog, and grab the source code from Microsoft’s CoreFxLab repository .
