[GoLUG] Writing an internet server

[Ron]

kc-golug at chadwicks.me.uk wrote on 2025-08-20 01:18:

> If firefox really cared about security

Mozilla sponsored the Rust programming language because they really care 
about security and stability.


> they would make a secure version perhaps called tortoise with a
> slower js engine

Slowing down the JS engine would probably drive away about half their
remaining user base.

Speed is the one thing users care about more than anything else. It's 
noticeable on every page load. Security is a distant second for most 
users (i.e. not LUG members and tech enthusiasts).


And, rewriting a JS engine would likely lead to new bugs. The current
one is pretty well tested.


> more likely Rust because they're clueless and 90% of people wouldn't
> notice the speed difference

They're clueless, they sponsored Rust (created by a Mozilla employee), 
and people wouldn't notice a slowing down of JS?

I beg to differ.