Re:Beam has raised $9.5M to reinvent the browser
by mcjkrw on Friday February 05, 2021 @01:16AM
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Perhaps the real problem is navigating between the apps. I use i3 and I have no problem switching between 2 workspaces in a fraction of a second. Most modern desktop environments try to slow it down by adding some fancy animation or some needless UI component.
Re:Beam has raised $9.5M to reinvent the browser
by iFreilicht on Friday February 05, 2021 @02:30AM
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Meh, in such cases I’d just put the browser and note-app side-by-side, so switching is quick even with traditional DEs. You can even do this on an iPad and some bigger phones. Why the hell is this guy getting 9.5m for solving a problem that has already been solved?
Hmm, I don't know if this is worth making a whole new browser. I use bookmarks for this, and if I'm really interested in posterity I use the OneNote browser plugin to add it to my notes. I know this experience could be a bit more integrated but it feels pretty smooth already, not like something that slows me down.
One thing I'm much more interested in in a new browser is breaking the Chromium monopoly. I hope he will take Gecko for his engine so it might get some more traction.