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Why build another browser, from scratch, in C++?

• haspok 2y ago
  Why not? Some people are hacking on 30+ year old 8 bit systems... just for the fun of it.
• storoj 2y ago
  Because they can
• 1GZ0 2y ago
  Because its fun, and because it might break the chromium monopoly we're currently living in, some day far in the future.
• kosolam 2y ago
  “Why not, because it’s fun, because they can”, These kind of answers kinda underline the question even more…
  • segfaltnh 2y ago
    They do not.
• marginalia_nu 2y ago
  Why aren't you building one in another language if that is something you feel is missing?
• deleted 2y ago
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• hello_kitty2 2y ago
  From GitHub. > Ladybird is a truly independent web browser, using a novel engine based on web standards. So I assume they want to build a truly independent web browser instead of leaving the Browser market to Google, Apple, and Firefox (relies heavily on Google ad revenue.) and executives that run them who are primarily motivated by money.
  • kosolam 2y ago
    Why build from scratch? If building from scratch, why do it in c++?
    • ArtixFox 2y ago
      Because he wants to. C++ is used because 90% of all safety critical software is written in c++.