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Ladybird Browser adopts Rust, with help from AI (ladybird.org)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Lobsters.

We’ve been searching for a memory-safe programming language to replace C++ in Ladybird for a while now. We previously explored Swift, but the C++ interop never quite got there, and platform support outside the Apple ecosystem was limited. Rust is a different story. The ecosystem is far more mature for systems programming, and many of our contributors already know the language. Going forward, we are rewriting parts of Ladybird in Rust.

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[-] tinsuke@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Andreas Kling's ladybird? Don't wanna touch that with a 10ft pole.

https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/ladybird-inclusivity/

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the reference!

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

Hyperborea.org is that owned by a racist or is the domain ment to be making fun of it?

[-] XLE@piefed.social 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Based on the content of that article alone (especially near the bottom), I don't think it's run by a racist at all. Can confirm via their social media presence.

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 0 points 2 months ago

Weird. I would not feel comfortable using that domain. I thought i was reading a neo Nazis blog on the issue.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 2 months ago

Can you explain why you feel that way? "Hyperborea" is not a term I'm familiar with vis a vis Nazism.

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Its a very common meme with neo Nazis and white nationalists. They are the only ones I see mention hyperborea. This explains the usage if you skip over the explanation of what hyperborea is https://knowyourmeme.com/sensitive/memes/hyperborea

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 11 points 2 months ago

Sigh of course it's a Nordic thing. I should have guessed. White nationalists also love other Heathen/Norse symbolism.

Good to be careful, so thanks for educating me.

[-] blankwire@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The author explains why he chose the name on his site. I don’t think this is a neo-nazi / white nationalist thing despite the irony.

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 months ago

Yeah he picked it back in 2000s and its aged badly. Not his fault

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