[GoLUG] Writing an internet server (was: Mailing list, long term.)

[kc-golug at chadwicks.me.uk]

19 Aug 2025 22:03:52 Barry Fishman <barry at ecubist.org>:

> Browsers are complex
> programs where the security issues are complex, that requires the
> attention of people writing software for them.  They are in the hands of
> companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft who have demonstrated a
> desire for profit that exceeds that of their desire to protect the
> interest of their users.  Firefox is a bit better, but to produce a
> browser that meet all the industry set standards and stay in business is
> limited in what they can do.

True to some extent but most of the issues are due to C/C++. If firefox really cared about security they would make a secure version perhaps called tortoise with a slower js engine (just because of all the money spent on making it quick in C) in Ada SPARK or more likely Rust because they're clueless and 90% of people wouldn't notice the speed difference (nothing to do with switching out C, just because js engine v8 has had billions spent on making it as fast as possible). I bet the v8 code is so so horrible to understand.