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cheevlyyesterday at 10:43 PM4 repliesview on HN

2029? I have no idea why you would think this is so far off. More like Q2 2026.


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xmprtyesterday at 10:55 PM

You're either overestimating the capabilities of current AI models or underestimating the complexity of building a web browser. There are tons of tiny edge cases and standards to comply with where implementing one standard will break 3 others if not done carefully. AI can't do that right now.

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gordonhartyesterday at 11:24 PM

Web browsers are insanely hard to get right, that’s why there are only ~3 decent implementations out there currently.

mkoubaayesterday at 11:56 PM

Yeah if you let them index chromium I'm sure it could do it next week. It just won't be original or interesting.

geeunitsyesterday at 11:03 PM

because it makes him look smart when inevitably he's 'right'