[no_wizard]

Igalia has contributed immensely to web standard implementations. Not just CSS Grid, but CSS Containment, CSS Text, various improvements to using Chromium on Linux (Wayland), Object.entries, BigInt in WebAssembly, Private Methods.

To Chromium alone, they're the second biggest contributor, aside from Google[0].

[0]https://speakerdeck.com/mariospr/summary-of-igalias-contribu...

I wish I had the chops to work there, honestly. I've always dreamed of working on a browser, but alas, I don't know C++.

[bkardell]

Also the second largest contributor to WebKit after Apple in the same years. I shared a link here in one of the other comments with charts and lots more info from the end of 2019.

[chrisseaton]

I’m sure you could learn C++ and how to work on browsers - it’s no harder than any other software.

[no_wizard]

Alas, opportunity cost. I can’t afford to not keep on my own path right now sticking to the things I have lots of experience with and some degree of mastery.

Ive only ever been able to change stacks when my employer allows me the ramp time so far (otherwise I seem to get hated by lack Of experience)

Now if they had a use for a highly skilled JS developer who is willing to learn C++ we could talk

[javi-fernandez]

I admit the C++ ramp up could be discouraging, but in the case of Chromium, it's a quite well documented project and its code review process is very helpful and friendly.

Other open source engines, like Gecko/Servo or WebKit offer similar incentives to start contributing to those projects, but perhaps Chromium has a bigger community and capacity to provide documentation or assist in the code reviews. In any case, all of them are built on top of an open and receptive communities.