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  • verdigristoFirefoxThis is not a good look for firefox
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    I’m not an expert on either codebase but I believe the main driver of complexity with developing a browser engine is the sheer number of standards and how fast they change and multiply. Wikipedia has to update articles and maintain the server backend, which is no small task with such a global and comprehensive website, but Firefox has to do similar things on top of vastly more complex code with much more churn. There’s a reason Mozilla developed Rust as well.



  • The problem was always that they clearly handcrafted a planet and animation sequence for a game that was supposed to be procedurally generated. Even with more variety, nothing the game can produce looks nearly as organic and natural as that trailer shot. The flight demo also makes the flight model look deliberate but realistic, instead of the bathtub autopilot that we got.