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Re:What, if anything, should I do about using Mozilla's Firefox by hypeatei on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:49AM (#43229976)
> As far as I know we've long left behind the world where a hobbyist project could reasonably expect to implement modern JavaScript.

You should look into Ladybird[0] then. Their JavaScript engine ("LibJS") scores very well in conformance test suite test262[1].

[0]: https://ladybird.org/

[1]: https://test262.fyi/

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Re:What, if anything, should I do about using Mozilla's Firefox by everdrive on Sunday March 02, 2025 @08:11AM (#43230180)
>modern JavaScript

This is really one of the major problems. Much of the web is now fairly terrible, and so for a browser to get any meaningful traction it just work and nearly all websites; which means that any browser is going to be compromised unless it aims to remain incredibly niche. Some days I can't decide who I dislike more; MBAs or web developers.

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Re:What, if anything, should I do about using Mozilla's Firefox by Valodim on Sunday March 02, 2025 @01:17PM (#43233268)
People like to point at ladybird, but really the way to go before this can become a daily driver is probably in the hundreds of person years of development
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