The fact that other browsers are huge engineering efforts only makes it more interesting to many. It's arguably one of the hardest things a programmer could build, how could you not wanna build one!

> There is no compiler enforced safe mode

It's still early days, but Clang can check some lifetimes, using the [[clang::lifetimebound]] attribute [1]. You can also restrict unsafe pointer usage [2] outside designated blocks of code—somewhat like Rust’s unsafe keyword.

[1] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#id8 [2] https://clang.llvm.org/docs/SafeBuffers.html#buffer-operatio...

Since 2012, all future browsers will be written in Rust and looks like it will always be that case. Perhaps, programming a browser in Rust is a painful activity that nobody seems to have managed to complete (writing parts of it since the Servo days). Talking about safety though, nonstop, yeah no shortage of that.

FWIW nobody has written a new complete browser engine in any language since then, not just Rust.

I personally have had enough of the "security" bullshit after seeing what it's done to "secure" control over the population and put that in the hands of the enemy.

I thought you were happy that your man was finally fixing things this year.

You of all people should know better than to bring that crap here, but guess how the Rust crowd leans politically.

I think if you're going to bring up how security has a political angle to it (repeatedly!) you should not be surprised if people remember the arguments you recycle for the topic