Andreas Kling announces Swift as Ladybird's future language for better safety and ergonomics. Full transition awaits Swift 6.

I would have preferred Rust, a language created by Mozilla instead of one with ties to Apple, but I’m not a dev so I can’t really judge. What are your thoughts?

  • PullPantsUnsworn@lemmy.mlEnglish
    50·
    3 months ago

    Yep. It was developed to improve parallelization and security of Firefox. Many core parts of Firefox have been replaced with Rust implementations.

    • rickyrigatoni
      181·
      3 months ago

      I see now. Rust is the color of fox, and foxes eat crabs. It all makes sense now.

    • ayaya@lemdro.idEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      I thought it was weird such an old piece of software had so much Rust in it. I noticed all the Rust-related things while Firefox Librewolf compiles but never looked into it further.