TolcOct 20

Servo 0.0.1 released!

https://lemmy.zip/post/51364475

Servo 0.0.1 released! - Lemmy.zip

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Show threadtofu
I clicked the link and read the site and still have no idea what that is
Oct 20 at 2:32pmWeb
Show threadKamiOct 20
A web engine, like Gecko, Blink and so on.
Show threadISOmorphOct 20

It’s the next big hope for a browser engine besides the 3 current ones, powering chrome, firefox and safari

Their githib: github.com/servo/servo

GitHub - servo/servo: Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications. - servo/servo

GitHub
Show threadtofuOct 20
Man, that would be great
Show threadAatubeOct 20
(there's also Ladybird but Servo is more exciting as the Rust one that used to be supported by Mozilla and now by the Linux Foundation)
Show threadmondoman712Oct 20
Ladybird also has rather questionable politics hyperborea.org/reviews/…/ladybird-inclusivity/
Ladybird and the Controversy over Inclusivity

What people were upset about, why it blew up, and why some people are still leery of the project to this day.

Kelson Reviews Stuff
Show threadGriffusOct 21
Oh, and it has just taken a turn for the worst as well, seeing the latest update in the article
Show threadMidnitteOct 20
(I.e. it would be ironic if we pushed for it to succeed and it ended up supplanting gecko and Mozilla)
Show threadOvershoot2648Oct 21
Technically it’s already partially in Mozilla Firefox via Firefox Quantum.
Show threadMidnitteOct 21
Look at that, Servo is already in 6% of browsers
Show threadsniktaOct 21
What parts did they include from Servo?
Show threadRmDebArc_5Oct 20
Servo is a web browser rendering engine written in rust. It was originally started by Mozilla but then abandoned
Show threadmuusemuuseOct 21
Why did they abandon it? I thought they merged it in a while back.
Show threadfruitycoderOct 21
They were merging parts. They cut active maintance as part of the budget crunch they are under with Google being the primary funding.
Show thread0_o7Oct 21

At Mozilla, Servo was basically a research branch that tried new approaches to push performance. Mozilla would merge parts from servo that brought significant performance boost. But when they were pushed to cut budget, instead of lowering executive pay, they shut down the servo team.

Servo, then spun off as independent project.

Show threadAliasAKAOct 20

Servo is a web browser rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.

Essentially it is an alternative to chromium based web browser engines. The other (major) web browser engines are WebKit for iOS and Gecko for Firefox. You can see a list at Wikipedia.

Comparison of browser engines - Wikipedia

Show threadOvershoot2648Oct 21
Minor correction: Blink is the browser engine, Chromium is the open source browser project.
Show threadlimonfiestaOct 20

Servo is a web browser rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.

servo.org

Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

Servo is a web rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.

Servo
Show threadZerushOct 21
Browser engine
Show threadsixtyOct 21
My exact thought