How much of Firefox is written in rust?

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How much Rust in Firefox?

Why is Firefox better than other browsers?

Although not as extensive as Chrome’s add-on library, Firefox, as open-source software with a huge number of active contributors, also features an incredible number of useful extensions. Firefox also has a synchronisation feature to see your open and recent tabs, browsing history, and bookmarks across all your devices.

Is Firefox more optimized than Chrome?

Both browsers are very fast, with Chrome being a little faster on desktop and Firefox a little faster on mobile. They’re both also resource-hungry, though Firefox becomes more efficient than Chrome the more tabs you have open. The story is similar for data usage, where both browsers are pretty much identical.

Does Mozilla still use rust?

Mozilla was the first investor for Rust and continues to sponsor the work of the open source project. Mozilla also utilizes Rust in many of its core initiatives including Servo and key parts of Firefox.

Why oxidation for Rust in Firefox?

Moving forward, the goal of Oxidation is to make it easier and more productive to use Rust in Firefox, and correspondingly to increase the amount of Rust code in Firefox. This page is intended to serve as the starting point for all matters relating to Rust code in Firefox: the what, the why, and the how.

Is rust good for browser development?

Rust code began shipping in Firefox last year, starting with relatively small pilot projects like an MP4 metadata parser to replace some uses of libstagefright. These components performed well and caused effectively no crashes, but browser development had yet to see large benefits from the full power Rust could offer.

What’s new in Firefox Quantum?

Now, after years of effort, a major part of Servo is shipping in production: Mozilla is releasing Firefox Quantum! Rust code began shipping in Firefox last year, starting with relatively small pilot projects like an MP4 metadata parser to replace some uses of libstagefright.

How has Firefox changed since chrome came out?

A lot has changed since 2008 when Chrome came onto the scene. At Firefox, we’ve been heads down, working to redesign our interface and provide users with an ever growing number of privacy and performance enhancements that are automatic by default as well as plenty of handy browser tools.