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NLnet is funding Blitz - a modular web renderer (nlnet.nl)

submitted 1 week ago by onlinepersona to c/opensource

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Blitz is a new independent web engine implemented in Rust. It’s flexible low-level APIs make it suitable for a wide variety of use cases web browsers, an application runtimes, ebook rendering, email rendering, rendering HTML to image, etc. And its uniquely modular architecture allows it to share much of its code with other projects which it is hoped will lead to a more sustainable development model.

This project aims to bring Blitz “up to scratch” for the use-case of being an HTML/CSS browser (JavaScript support is not in scope). Use cases that are being targeted include: browsing wikipedia, viewing news websites, and searching using a search engine. The work to be completed includes improvements to the layout engine, implementation of form controls, adding WPT testing infrastructure, and the creation of an initial browser UI.

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[–] onlinepersona 8 points 1 week ago

I'm glad this is happening. Servo has been a disappointment for me as it is terribly difficult to integrate. It doesn't make good use of what rust provides in terms of separation of concerns and the API is impossible to use for laymen.

Blitz looks like a better alternative as the roadmap seems to stick to just HTML and CSS without trying to build another browser and at the same time letting that infiltrate what should be a library.

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