It's hard to understand the purpose of this. The difficulty of the project (i.e. complexity of the web) is the real problem that needs solving. We don't need another fork of the browser-verse. We need a fork of the web itself.
this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2024
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They have a fork of the web. Its called the dark web. They use it to sell hookers and drugs.
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C++
If they're starting a browser from scratch, why would they not have chosen Rust? Seems very short sighted to not have learned from Firefox.
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I do not understand the urge to start from scratch instead of forking an existing, mature codebase. This is typically a rookie instinct, but they aren't rookie so there's perhaps an alternative motive of some sort.
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builds a new browser from scratch without borrowing existing code
still chooses to do it in C++
Epic fail
Not sure if you are trying to be funny, but if not: enlighten us?
C++ is a very old, extremely complex language. There are arguably objectively better modern alternatives, such as Rust.
Rust is great, but anybody developing something should have the ability to choose whatever programming language they prefer. If you want it made with rust, make it yourself.
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I hope this pans out, because I've long ago lost hope on Firefox being a worthy alternative to Chromium.
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you shouldn't use this browser the devs are transphobic sexist chuds
they must be trying to go after the brave marketshare
Why don't ya'll contribute some meaningful code instead of finding ways to deny those who do
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All this because they won't change a "he" into "they" ? Who gives a fuck about such rampant whiteknightism ? Why does a browser even need to know your gender ? In what context even is there a pronoun in the user interface ?
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As Firefox will introduce Manifest V3 which will make ad-blockers unusable, I hope they will not implement that as well ... But since this is so new, this will not have any add-ons at all for the foreseeable future
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"Ladybird uses a brand new engine based on web standards, without borrowing any code from other browsers." has the same energy as
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Remind me in 2 years when this project becomes discontinued...