[neuralkoi]

> how long before the total collapse?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope

I've still to see a site where Firefox is not supported. uBlock origin still works well with Firefox.

When I start having issues with those, I'll start looking for a replacement. Hopefully Ladybird Browser will be out by then.

[net01]

> Hopefully Ladybird Browser will be out by then.

Right now LB is incredibly slow and will be slow for a long time. Most of the cost of browser engines isn't implementing the code but optimizing it; thousands of PhD hours are poured into optimizing 1 JS function.

I've been using LB every day for about 2 months now.

Related to the article, I think FF is not dead; they have servo that is developing fast and will be incredibly fast and responsive. FF isn't going anywhere. They just accumulated a lot of technical debt and will be leaner once servo is out.

[sergiotapia]

you do not need the thousand phd hours (?) to have a usable browser. Ladybird on X very frequently shows stuff working just fine and getting better every week. Lets have some faith.

[net01]

i would argue that _you do_ every millisecond you save is multiplied by the millions ( or billions) of users that use your product. The web browser is the most important tool in the 21st century; nothing comes close.

But it is true that we will inspire ourselves with techniques and methods used and implemented to optimize each subset of the engine build and build on the shoulders of giants.