The Ladybird project merged 281 PRs from 35 contributors, welcomed new sponsors including Shopify and Proton, and achieved significant improvements in Web Platform Tests compliance. Key technical advancements include OpenSSL adoption, Firefox DevTools protocol support, and various CSS implementations, demonstrating substantial progress toward the 90% pass rate required for iOS alternative browser engine eligibility.
A critique of the current web browser ecosystem discusses how complex web standards create barriers for new browser engines, suggesting a simplified WASM-based alternative. The proposed solution advocates for a browser that runs WASM blobs without HTML, JavaScript, or CSS, potentially enabling more innovation and diversity in browser development.
An in-depth analysis of HTML whitespace behavior reveals complex interactions between HTML parsing, CSS display properties, and browser rendering, highlighting challenges with automated formatting, content management systems, and minification tools. The article explores potential solutions, including a proposed new non-collapsible space entity, while offering practical guidance for developers to mitigate common whitespace issues.