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🧵 ruby-libgd: The Modern Ruby Image Library You've Been Sleeping On

by Giménez Silva Germán Alberto —

https://rubystacknews.com/2026/03/30/ruby-libgd-the-modern-ruby-image-library-youve-been-sleeping-on/

After benchmarking against RMagick, the results are surprising:

• 28x FASTER drawing • 2.5x FASTER sepia filter
• 3.7x LESS memory • Native GIF animation (no one else has this)

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