Comment by ZiiS
1 year ago
KHTML+KJS released in 1998, via WebKit from 2001, in 2008 it gained the Chrome name, but the code has more than 20 years of legacy.
1 year ago
KHTML+KJS released in 1998, via WebKit from 2001, in 2008 it gained the Chrome name, but the code has more than 20 years of legacy.
There’s very little WebKit / KHTML code left in Chrome.
There's very little NT 3.1 code left in Windows, but it's still clear how old that project is.
All unixes are descendants of original Unix from PDP-7 days. Why does it matter?
...ok the /bin /usr/bin nonsense still stays after decades, maybe you have a point
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> KHTML+KJS released in 1998, via WebKit from 2001, in 2008 it gained the Chrome name, but the code has more than 20 years of legacy.
Why do you want the oldest code to be less than 20 years old? Why is that "nice"?
Because 20 years is like half the history of modern computing. A lot has changed in a small amount of time
So what? Code doesn't rust.
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The last time a major browser originated, RAM was measured in MB, CPU freq in MHz, and the iPod was the thing that the one trend hunter your friend knew was about to buy.
The major browser platform today, smartphones, did not exist. PDAs did not even have wireless internet yet.
The basis for the functionality of the browser is due for a reimagining.