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Ladybird browser update (February 2024)

Andreas Kling

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  • Presented by Andreas Kling, creator of SerenityOS
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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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Systems programmingWeb developmentCompilers and interpretersHow browsers workC++

Andreas Kling explains the decision to remove the LibJS JIT compiler from the Ladybird browser and shares project updates.

Ladybird is part of SerenityOS on GitHub: github.com/SerenityOS/serenity Come chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/serenityos Funded issues on Polar: polar.sh/SerenityOS/issues My links: ========================================================= X: x.com/awesomekling GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/awesomekling Patreon: patreon.com/awesomekling PayPal: paypal.me/awesomekling Blog: awesomekling.substack.com/

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What people say. Recommended for its interesting rationale behind dropping the JIT compiler in the Ladybird browser.

olliejon Lobsters • Recommends

Removing the LibJS JIT (Ladybird browser update (February 2024)) I'm posting this update video from ~awesomekling specifically because of his decision to drop the JIT. I think his points are interesting and valid, so I figured other folk may be interested in his rationale even if they're not otherwise valid. Disclosure: Kling is an old coworker of mine and IRL friend, though I don't believe that impacts my opinion on what he's saying. (~pushcx: so I wasn't sure about the title here. My thinking is as follows: I'm not posting this due to the generic mont…