tbh I'm more excited about Servo.org. They're also developing a fully independent browser engine and are funded by the Linux Foundation. Ladybird has corporate sponsors, so I'm a bit hesitant. But the more the merrier I guess.
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It's unremarkable and has baggage.
The Servo browser is where it's at. It's written entirely in rust so it has a leg up on stability and security over other browsers. The issue is that they're not really interested in the most important part, which is things like bookmarks and dark mode. They are laser focussed on the engine and anyone who would use Servo would be fine with a few websites looking broken.
If Firefox released a Servo-based spin, I'd use that in a heartbeat.
so it has a leg up on stability and security over other browsers
No, Rust doesn't make your code more stable. It can help you making it more secure however.
Security and stability are related. They're both about preventing unexpected behaviour.
But also Rust can't replace skill. A ruin in Rust is still a ruin. But it can help make the ruin more secure.
Depends on where you are on the political spectrum:
https://drewdevault.com/2025/09/24/2025-09-24-Cloudflare-and-fascists.html
Why do people keep referencing that dude? He's just loud and blows everything out of proportion. He could write an entire book about how an ant letting a fart out is inappropriate, racist, bigoted, and antisemitic.
Just so you know, Drew DeVault is a pedophile apologist. He cannot even remotely be considered a reliable source of information.
The founder of Ladybird (Andreas Kling) has the alt-right brain-worm, and let's be honest: we know what those people are cheering for right now.