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my colleague @abandonedwig spoke about Servo, the browser engine (and browser) we’re working on at @igalia, and why we’re so excited about it: youtube.com/watch?v=s0MIHKv45C…

spoiler alert: not just because it’s written in Rust! that’s big, but even bigger is that we’re independent. we make decisions in the open, and we aren’t controlled by one big tech company.

the renaissance that gave us today’s modern, powerful, accessible web, where we can do anything a computer or phone can do without any plugins or native code, happened around 2012, and that’s no coincidence. more competition from independent engines with diverse communities is exactly what the web needs.

StatCounter chart highlighting the peak of browser engine diversity in 2012, back when Chrome, IE, and Firefox had almost equal market share and Opera was still independent

[Barcelona Free Software] Why Build a New Browser Engine in Rust?

The number of web engines has decreased dramatically and the browser industry has consolidated into a small number of vendors. While the web is built on open...
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