Brave Improves Its Ad-Blocker Performance with New Engine in Rust

Post by alexnewman » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 3:39 AM UTC

bubblethink wrote: post #69

robbrown451 wrote: post #41

I'm impressed with Brave. I've started using it as my primary browser (after a couple false starts a year or so ago) and it has all the best of Chrome without the worst. There is controversy about how Brave does stuff, and I agree there is some sketchy stuff they are doing (replacing ads with their own). I'm glad they are giving us a choice, though, and exploring different options for sites being able to makes some m…

>There is controversy about how Brave does stuff, and I agree there is some sketchy stuff they are doing I would be more open to trying/using brave if someone respectable packaged it. As of writing, not a single distro packages it. It would lower my barrier to entry a lot if it were packaged by debian/fedora/f-droid. It doesn't imply anything serious, just that it can be built from source and that it passed the distr…

Post by lern_too_spel » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 3:54 AM UTC

adamnemecek wrote: post #135

firecall wrote: post #132

Ah yes, Brave, the browser founded by the homophobic Brendan Eich. Lets continue to validate this odious individual. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/04/brendan-eich-homoph... Why so many links to Brave on HN, is it astroturfing?

You are using semiconductors designed by a eugenist.

Post by ShirsenduK » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:01 AM UTC

jchw wrote: post #154

ShirsenduK wrote: post #152

Slightly off topic: Does anyone else have the problem of constantly being logged out of your Google accounts on Brave. I keep getting logged out even without closing the browser. I have tweeted to them but haven't been able to get a response. I am so annoyed with the experience that I stopped recommending it and am planning to switch back to Chrome. Edit: I have multiple Google accounts signed into. And also, it does…

The way they’re handling cookies may be just be strict enough that it can break security measures on some sites. Unfortunately, lots of websites have come to rely on things that maybe should’ve never been features (like third party cookies, for example.) Just out of curiosity, have you tried Firefox? I know it’s not perfect, but with minimal tweaking I think it’s very competitive.

Post by jchw » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:08 AM UTC

ShirsenduK wrote: post #155

jchw wrote: post #154

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The way they’re handling cookies may be just be strict enough that it can break security measures on some sites. Unfortunately, lots of websites have come to rely on things that maybe should’ve never been features (like third party cookies, for example.) Just out of curiosity, have you tried Firefox? I know it’s not perfect, but with minimal tweaking I think it’s very competitive.

Yes, Firefox is good for browsing but as a developer who has to work on the frontend, the ecosystem isn't there in Firefox. Many of the framework debugging tools for React, Redux, etc. don't work well in Firefox.

Post by ekianjo » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:18 AM UTC

alexnewman wrote: post #151

bubblethink wrote: post #69

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>There is controversy about how Brave does stuff, and I agree there is some sketchy stuff they are doing I would be more open to trying/using brave if someone respectable packaged it. As of writing, not a single distro packages it. It would lower my barrier to entry a lot if it were packaged by debian/fedora/f-droid. It doesn't imply anything serious, just that it can be built from source and that it passed the distr…

Hi, in my sparetime I help some of the linux packaging for Brave. We are looking for people to help us do this very thing. We provide packaged for deb, rpm, and snap. I maintain the snaps for brave but have been disappointed with the performance. If you are willing to test an maintain distros we'd be more than happy to get you involved.