Browsers: Anne van Kesteren on Contributing to WebKit, PCLinuxOS Updates, and Microsoft Targeting Mozilla
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Anne van Kesteren: Contributing to WebKit
Over the last couple weeks I have looked at the WebKit code with the intent of fixing a few things in areas of the web platform I’m familiar with as a personal curiosity. The code had always appeared hackable to me, but I had never given it a go in practice. In fact, this is the first time I have written C++ in my life! Marcos had given me a quick guide to set up my environment and I was off to the races.
It has been a lot of fun trying to get things to compile and making tests pass. And also have the chance to study how things are implemented in more detail. I wish web standards had some of the checks available in C++. Now I am well aware that C++ does not have the best reputation, but English is even more error-prone. Granted, the level of abstraction English sits at can also make things easier.
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PCLinuxOS Web Browser updates
The following web browsers have been updated and sent to the software repository. slimjet-browser-39.0.3.0brave-browser-1.51.114google-chrome-browser-113.0.5672.92microsoft-edge-browser-113.0.1774.35waterfox-G-browser-5.1.6firefox-113.0opera-browser-98.0.4759.39chromium-ungoogled-browser-113.0.5672.63vivaldi-browser-6.0.2979.18basilisk-browser-2023.05.01librewolf-browser-112.0.2
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