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  • BB_C@programming.dev
    383·
    5 months ago

    A reminder that the Servo project has resumed active development since the start of 2023, and is making good progress every month.

    If you’re looking for a serious in-progress effort to create a new open, safe, performant, independent, and fully-featured web engine, that’s the one you should be keeping an eye on.

    It won’t be easy trying to catch up to continuously evolving and changing web standards, but that’s the only effort with a chance.

    • LeFantome@programming.dev
      221·
      5 months ago

      Though I am a big Rust fan, I think Ladybird is evolving fast enough that my money is on Ladybird to become a true daily driver first. The biggest obstacle to that is JavaScript as Ladybird still uses its homegrown engine ( very slow ) and Servo is integrating SpiderMonkey.

      Ladybird just got a million dollar shot in the arm. We will see what becomes of that.

      Despite the Mozilla origins, I do not think you can say Servo is backed by Google. The claim from Ladybird is that it is the only browser not financially supported by Google.

      I would say that Servo is corporate backed at this point and Ladybird still is not ( backed by donations only ) but with large donations by a single donor, we will see if Ladybird is able to stay completely independent over time.