Does this remain true now that SQLite has a WASM build?

Yes, because originally when I started PeakSlab it used the SQLite wasm build.

In my opinion, Chromium has already filled that market.

I actually think Ladybird should lean into Rust more so it can compete on speed but still stay safe and friendly to contributors (as hopefully the compiler will prevent most bugs).

My hope is this will help them compete with tenets of "safe, fast, contributor-friendly and NOT owned by a corporation"

I think there's a balance to be struck between code quality and delivery speed.

GNU Hurd is a well known example where they spent a so much time on getting the code right that the project became irrelevant. And of course you made the case for erring on the "too much code too quickly" side

The comment I responded to talked of “speedrun” and “full speed ahead”. That’s the antithesis of balance.

The point you’re making is valid but has no bearing on the current conversation. GNU Hurd is also an extreme case, the overwhelming majority of software suffers more from being rushed than from being so slow it becomes irrelevant.

Contrary to what the article says ("but Google gave up on the project before a real product was launched"), I think Flutter work continues and adoption is increasing

The article (as I read it) says that Google gave up on the new operating system (where Flutter would have been the default UI toolkit).

I’m not sure if Google actually already gave up on Fuchsia, I’d be surprised if the work actually stopped, but it’s clear now that it will not be a panacea and if it will ever get released and gets some traction, it’s still like a decade away from becoming a major OS.

They laid off most of the people on the Fuchsia team so it isn't getting as much work, but Fuchsia is used on their nest stuff iirc

I don't really want Dart tbh

I dislike Dart, but it does work really well for Flutter. I think if you treat it as a Flutter DSL it's easier to put up with.

One of my former coworkers / dev friend is primarly a Flutter dev, and he's about to give up on it because finding Flutter jobs has become a pain.

Looks like you're getting down voted, but the folks at Mozilla seem like they agree and are working towards making WASM more first class in the browser: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first...

That's specifically about string-marshalling overhead, which is only a problem when trying to talk to the DOM from the WASM side (which arguably is a silly idea to begin with, but to each their own I guess).

I've been doing the same thing with my CLI framework. Rethinking and rebuilding with no pressure to finish is a lot of fun.

I've been using the CHANGELOG [0] as a "blog" explaining WHY I made the changes and that's really been fun to look back and read too

0: https://github.com/bbkane/warg/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

Could you share the source to your Markdown editor? I'm always looking for new ones

Drop me an email; I’ll be happy share the code privately. My contact information is on my website, which is linked from my HN profile.

What's keeping you on X? Some apps still broken for you?

I switched to Wayland a few months back and it's been pleasantly boring

I teach online and Zoom + screen sharing on Wayland is just not there yet.

As a middle-class American, I don't feel like I have much input into the Iran war. I've voted, I've signed a few petitions, and I'm open to more suggestions for how I can stop the war, but I don't really think I can do much else- protest somewhere I suppose and hope that's helpful somehow

As a European, how do you influence your government?

Also see the stability warning for Bevy at https://bevy.org/learn/quick-start/introduction/ and decide if you're ok with that for your game.