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I know that that’s the plan, but I believe it when I see it. Mozilla invented entire language features for Rust based on Servo’s needs. It’s doubtful whether a

by p-e-w 9mo ago

I know that that’s the plan, but I believe it when I see it. Mozilla invented entire language features for Rust based on Servo’s needs. It’s doubtful whether a language like Swift, which is used mostly for high-level UI code, has what it takes to serve as the foundation of a browser engine.

binary132 9mo ago
what technical demerits specifically make Swift a doubtfully viable option for a browser?
no_wizard 9mo ago
Swifts most notable use case is certainly making apps but if I recall correctly Apple has converted a good bit of their networking code to Swift. It may not be the lowest of the low level but it certainly is more flexible than meets the eye