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If Servo becomes the default layout engine for Firefox, I really hope that having one more engine in the mix forces everyone towards standards compliance, or at
by loudmax 12y ago
If Servo becomes the default layout engine for Firefox, I really hope that having one more engine in the mix forces everyone towards standards compliance, or at least uniformity. Obviously, they're still working out basic functionality, so they've got a way to go before that becomes a concern. But if the project is successful, it's going to be one more browser type for web designers to worry about. Either that or Servo's multi-threaded speed and safety are so awesome that all the major browser developers decide to ditch their own engines and everybody settles on Servo.
- larsberg 12y agoOne fun thing about reimplementing the Web Platform is that you run across all of the spec holes (particularly in much older features, like tables, borders, etc.). Where possible, we're trying to at least determine what current browsers do with the intent of codifying those behaviors in the specifications and W3C cross-browser test suite. That said, if Trident/Edge, Webkit/Blink, and Gecko don't all agree on the implementation of an older feature, we know that it will be a challenge to find middle ground and get things changed and the spec updated to anything more than softer statements using, "MAY."