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Mozilla is still very relevant. Rust was built and, until recently, managed there. They maintain some of the best and accessible documentation about web technol
by mind-blight 5y ago
Mozilla is still very relevant. Rust was built and, until recently, managed there. They maintain some of the best and accessible documentation about web technologies on the internet.
Firefox is actually pretty good again. They dropped the ball for a while and let Chrome eat their lunch, but I switched back a couple years ago when the whole fiasco that forced users with Google accounts to automatically log in with their browsers occurred. Google eventually added an option after the backlash, but I trust Mozilla's incentive structure more than Google's when it comes to my browser
- tremon 5y agoRust was built and, until recently, managed there. They maintain some of the best and accessible documentation about web technologies on the internet. What you're saying is that Mozilla threw out the very things that made them relevant?
- mind-blight 5y agoI think that's a bit hyperbolic. They still maintain the web documentation that is used daily by web developers across the globe. Rust is now managed by the Rust foundation. Having the language shepherded by a dedicated foundation is healthier than keeping it all in house. It's definitely fair to argue that laying off some of the core Rust developers harms their relevance, but it's definitely more nuanced than "they just threw out..."