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No, rewriting alone doesn't make software great. But you have to realize that all modern browser engines started out before 2000. They were not built with multi
by Sylos 10y ago
No, rewriting alone doesn't make software great. But you have to realize that all modern browser engines started out before 2000. They were not built with multi-core processors in mind, nor with GPUs, as the web was still mostly text. And it does require rewriting a lot of things to change that architecture out. Google won't be able to compete with that in the long run just by continuously updating their browser engine.
- mundanevoice 10y agoRewriting anything in a new language is a very time consuming and expensive process. To maintain feature parity with the latest and keeping up with bugs introduced could be very difficult. Google has much more juice to pull something like this off with lots of money. I doubt Mozilla could actually compete in the long run without generating lots of money like Google does.