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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's the niche I think Rust is trying to fill, it's both low level, and provides the tools to be memory safe whenever you don't need unsafe code.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I mean yes, see https://servo.org/ It has to be seen if it's really going to be a usable browser engine, and if it will have less security issues.