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What's the issue with current browser engines? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've seen in various threads that the current browser engines aren't good, such as gecko and blink. The question is why? Why do we need a new one, and what's stopping a new one being made? Is it just the fact that they're a lot of work to make?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (6 children)

While it is true that anyone could. A modern browser engine is complex AF and about on par with an OS.

I really want there to be more competition. I’m happy to see more people talking about how bad google is and switching back to FF

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Well, like an OS there are people doing entire ones from scratch like Haiku, Harmony and Serenity. It's a herculean task but its not impossible.

I'm hoping that Ladybird and Servo start forcing competition against Mozilla and Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes please. I also love React that Win2k look makes me so happy.

1: I don’t know of any from scratch browsers.

2: I’d be happy to toss a guilder to anyone putting together a serious project

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Servo and Ladybird are the two most serious ones right now. Andreas Kling, the lead dev from Ladybird regularly streams his progress and posts about new sites working. It's been pretty cool watching it over the years get better. iirc their current goal is to get discord completely working in browser on Ladybird.

Love React to. I hope one day I can use it in place of Windows.

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