[jkelleyrtp]

I mean you can opine about how Rust isn't suited for browser development, but as someone building a browser in Rust, I think it's just fine. If anything, Rust has been really shining in this project since Rust was designed to build a web browser.

https://github.com/dioxuslabs/blitz

Also I think it's a little ridiculous to build yet another new browser in a new language when so many amazing pieces are just sitting around ready for someone to use. Come contribute, we're already much further along :)

https://github.com/DioxusLabs/blitz/pull/292

[zem]

agreed about rust literally being designed to build a browser, but when it was developed there were many amazing pieces sitting around in c++ :) let the zig folks have a go at building their own ecosystem.

[jkelleyrtp]

That's why Rust was introduced into Firefox piece by piece. The goal wasn't to rewrite firefox in Rust - just to migrate the scary bits over to a memory safe lang. You can feel a lot of that in the servo codebase, weird pointer semantics as a result of needing to be API compatible with the C++ adapters.

If I were building a company around a new browser, I'd reach for the solid stuff that can be pulled in. Our whole blitz project is designed to be modular exactly for that use-case.

[littlestymaar]

> but when it was developed there were many amazing pieces sitting around in c++ :) let the zig folks have a go at building their own ecosystem.

Servo had Mozilla's backing in that endeavor though, and even then they didn't manage to ship a full browser in a decade, the problem is just that hard.

[stefanka]

I’m really excited for blitz, thanks for this amazing project. Do you intend to wipe a full fledged browser out of it?

[jkelleyrtp]

The browser UI will likely be more of a cool demonstration of the project instead of the end goal. We want blitz to exist to help make it easier to build stuff like lightpanda. There's a whole world of interesting browser forks that could exist but don't, and being able to easily remix the browser opens the door to new stuff like AI automation, hybrid native gui frameworks, better accessibility tools, etc.