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I wonder if they're gonna go with Webkit. There was some speculation that the "new" MSFT would be going that route.
by jordigh 12y ago
I wonder if they're gonna go with Webkit. There was some speculation that the "new" MSFT would be going that route.
- legohead 12y agoFrom a couple months ago: "Technically, the browser will use Microsoft’s Chakra JavaScript engine and Microsoft’s Trident rendering engine (not WebKit), according to Foley." [1] [1]: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2863878/microsofts-reported-spartan-browser-will-be-lighter-more-flexible-than-internet-explorer.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2863878/microsofts-reported-s...
- aquilaFiera 12y agoIt will not use Webkit. They internally forked Trident and tore out all the legacy code. From what I've heard the two code bases don't much resemble each other anymore. Source: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/01/26/inside-microsofts-new-rendering-engine-project-spartan/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/01/26/inside-microsofts...
- megaman821 12y agoI forgot where I saw it, but the claim is that the new Trident engine has diverged more from the old than Blink has from Webkit.