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Re:Rust and the Future of Systems Programming [video] by gcp on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @01:56PM (#12970138)
A project like Servo means that the proof will be in the pudding.

Gecko and WebKit/Blink are C++ (though stuck at C++11 due to compiler and platform compatibility). So we'll see how they end up comparing.

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Re:Rust and the Future of Systems Programming [video] by thewhitetulip on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:08PM (#12970290)
I really wish that they replace Firefox with a browser written using Servo. That'll be fun.
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Re:Rust and the Future of Systems Programming [video] by gcp on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:19PM (#12970431)
https://medium.com/mozilla-tech/a-quantum-leap-for-the-web-a...

The intention is to replace the parts where Servo > Gecko.

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Re:Rust and the Future of Systems Programming [video] by AsyncAwait on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:51PM (#12970790)
They're putting components from Servo inside Firefox. Servo is not yet at the point where it can full sale replace Gecko, but it's getting there.
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Re:Rust and the Future of Systems Programming [video] by thewhitetulip on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @10:53PM (#12974093)
Yes, I know. I am waiting for that day when Servo will reach this stage. I hear it is having better performance than even chrome's engine.
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