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It seems there is zero c++ in their web engine (cannot clone their repo right now and github is spitting raw json while browsing their source code with noscript
by sylware 3y ago
It seems there is zero c++ in their web engine (cannot clone their repo right now and github is spitting raw json while browsing their source code with noscript/basic (x)html browsers).
Is this true?
- nhinck3 3y agoNo, it's basically all c++
- sylware 3y agoSad, I wish for a modern web engine in plain and simple C99 (let's allow us some benign bits from c11). I guess I'll stick to links and/or lynx and/or netsurf.
- materielle 3y agoThe code might be closer to your wish than you think. So, they stay on the bleeding edge if C++ compilers. So in terms of core language features, they are C++20-something. But, everything is written from scratch, including the standard library. As such, the code is a lot cleaner than a typical C++ codebase.
- sylware 3y agoThe problem is c++ itself, with its grotesquely and absurdely massive and complex compilers, mechanically due to its syntax complexity. And yes, rust is hardly less worth.
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