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Writing a new rendering engine today is a huge task. You have no idea of the complexity of positioning, CSS, rendering... The best way to innovate in the brows

Writing a new rendering engine today is a huge task. You have no idea of the complexity of positioning, CSS, rendering... The best way to innovate in the browser market is indeed to use an existing rendering engine.

chriswarbo 12y ago
> You have no idea of the complexity of positioning, CSS, rendering... I have some idea. Besides, a rendering engine doesn't need to reinvent all of the wheels down to the metal. CSS is optional. > The best way to innovate in the browser market is indeed to use an existing rendering engine. Well, it's subjective. If you care about "markets", then indeed a custom rendering engine would be wasted effort. If you care about rendering engines, then "markets" are a waste of effort ;)