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akling
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Comment #39287080
> It's been so inspiring to see him and his crew of hackers build a new, independent browser from scratch. I must admit I didn't think it was possible on this small scale in terms …
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Comment #38878438
Great read! This reminds me of a macOS app I made for my wife a few years back. It keeps track of the opening hours of all her favorite shops, and she can click a menu bar icon to …
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Comment #37613194
Go for it OP, the more browsers the merrier! :^)
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Comment #37279573
There’s a fun documentary that follows some folks inside Netscape during the rush to make Mozilla open source: https://youtu.be/4Q7FTjhvZ7Y
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Comment #36505493
It depends on what you enjoy doing, and how much time you really have. Good bug reports & reduced test cases are always amazingly valuable. Perhaps you have a home page of your own…
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Comment #36505002
Indeed! Mike has been really helpful :)
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Comment #36504909
I've been broadcasting my programming sessions on YouTube since 2019. I have over 1000 videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@awesomekling Over time, my audience grew, and some peop…
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Comment #36504761
Tobi (Shopify CEO) has been supporting my open source work via GitHub Sponsors since early 2022, so I reached out to him and said (very paraphrased) "I'm gonna start pushing harder…
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Comment #36503872
I first spoke with Tobi about this in mid-May, so it's been in the works for a while longer. :)
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Comment #36503647
That was a separate sponsor! This month has been weird, to say the least :)
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Comment #36503422
Memory safety is absolutely on the long-term roadmap for Ladybird. But Jakt still needs time to mature before making it a dependency :)
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Comment #36503356
It currently runs on SerenityOS, Linux and macOS. And Windows with WSL (I know, I know..) We’ve also seen screenshots of Ladybird on FreeBSD, Haiku, and even Android at one point. …
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Comment #36503286
Thank you! Indeed, all of these large sponsorships so far have been specifically for Ladybird development. That’s also what I’ve been personally focusing on for many months already…
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Comment #36503190
Hello friends! I’m really happy to have Shopify putting their faith in our little project like this :) If you’d like a quick intro to the Ladybird project, I presented it at a conf…
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Comment #36378170
Thank you! The sponsor has asked to remain anonymous for now. There are no strings attached, although we do stay in touch. :)
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Comment #36378047
Hello friends! I am very excited about this indeed :) If you’d like to know more about Ladybird, I did a presentation about it at the Web Engines Hackfest in Spain just two weeks a…
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Comment #35915510
We're building a new web browser (with a new engine) from scratch. I believe the industry is heading down a dark path with even big companies like Microsoft and Opera hiding behind…