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They say BASIC programmers never die, the just GOSUB and never RETURN.
Or we get lost in DATA.
Just PEEK every address.
Gosub – An open-source browser engine
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Re: Gosub – An open-source browser engine
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Yeah. I still hope at some stage we build something much simpler that maintains the same security boundary. Like an application platform (forget documents) built entirely on wasm, and with capability based security. That would let you launch apps made within the platform just as easily as you currently open a website. The platform would need some primitives for rendering, UI, accessibility and input handling. But hop…
>"Like an application platform (forget documents) built entirely on wasm, and with capability based security. That would let you launch apps made within the platform just as easily as you currently open a website." In the end you will end up with the platform / OS which will lose to competitors because of performance and lack of features and do not expect it to be secure. Developers will manage to leave some holes an…
Disagree. The web wouldn't be anywhere near as successful if you needed to trust & "install" websites before you could visit them. How does that work? Why don't you need to install / trust a website to use it? Well, because it has this kind of security model. Websites are sandboxed.
The web's sandboxed security model makes it better for users. And that in turn drives popularity.
I think the same could be true for a good application platform. The trick is using the sandboxing + capability based security model to enable "new" usability features that traditional applications can never deliver.
Re: Gosub – An open-source browser engine
#103It's true that the complexity of these kinda projects are enormous, but considering chrome/webkit's monopoly in the browser space, I feel we should always welcome and appreciate alternative efforts...regardless of the project's outcome. P.S. the website and the probably AI generated logo is giving a sketchy vibe about the project :)
The viewport is very wide on mobile Safari
Re: Gosub – An open-source browser engine
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>"Like an application platform (forget documents) built entirely on wasm, and with capability based security. That would let you launch apps made within the platform just as easily as you currently open a website." In the end you will end up with the platform / OS which will lose to competitors because of performance and lack of features and do not expect it to be secure. Developers will manage to leave some holes an…
Disagree. The web wouldn't be anywhere near as successful if you needed to trust & "install" websites before you could visit them. How does that work? Why don't you need to install / trust a website to use it? Well, because it has this kind of security model. Websites are sandboxed. The web's sandboxed security model makes it better for users. And that in turn drives popularity. I think the same could be true for a g…
Sandboxing has to be the funniest bit of wordplay anyone has ever made in tech. Sand is, of course, notoriously impossible to contain and never stays in the box. And it is not nearly as clever as an attacker!
Re: Gosub – An open-source browser engine
#105Why does it matter if it’s written in Rust?
Rust gives you the performance of C++ if not better sometimes, with code that won't go haywire at the 11th hour. There is value in that, particularly in an application that's sole purpose is to load arbitrary stuff from the internet.
Also if it was written in anything else, it probably wouldn't get the coverage it gets ;)
Re: Gosub – An open-source browser engine
#106I'm confused. Why do you name it “go”-something when it is not implemented in Go... I have a more catchy name for you, Rub, which stands for route to unlimited browsing.
There is always room for the go version as GoSub-go /s
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#1080 days since the last browser engine
Re: Gosub – An open-source browser engine
#109Needs an FAQ Why isn't contributing to existing projects like Servo feasible? Do they reject the benefits of modularity? What existing code is being leveraged, or is this entirely from scratch? Why was lifting code from Servo or elsewhere not sufficient? Is this project intending to remain fully non-profit or is there some kind of vision for monetization to support the gargantuan amount of effort it would take? It sa…
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people really need to take a democratic vote on what they do in their free time, it's getting ridiculous, some of them are even having fun now!
Agreed. Honestly, wasn't the whole purpose of open source to be kinda free for all ( the followers, the inventors, the grinders... you name it ). Why does everything I read lately start with a 'should'. I am making a mental note to self.
Try replacing "should" with "wouldn't it make more of a positive change in the world if" and see how that leaves you feeling.