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After the fork both WebKit and Blink were able to delete large amounts of no-longer-shared code. Not half the codebase, but still quite a lot. The fork was a
by jefftk 7y ago
After the fork both WebKit and Blink were able to delete large amounts of no-longer-shared code. Not half the codebase, but still quite a lot. The fork was a recognition of their having been growing apart for a long time.
Both groups still watch each other's changes, but it's very rare that a patch would apply cleanly.
- om2 7y agoIt is still possible to make changes that are mostly reusable for both, but it takes some effort, and some parts (JS engine, multiprocess architecture) are so different that you just have to write it twice.