Servo 0.4: A Record Month and Ever More Correctly Rendered Sites
Translated by a model; the original is in Russian.
The Servo project — a browser engine written in the Rust language — has released version 0.4, wrapping up July. According to the developers, 558 commits made it into the codebase over the month, a record for the entire history of the project.
What's new
The update includes security fixes, new CSS features, additional media queries, and a host of newly working DOM interfaces. The engine puts all of this to use together with its demonstration browser, servoshell.
The developers call the release's main achievement its improved compatibility with real-world sites — another important milestone for end users. The popular site llchess.org now renders noticeably better, Speedtest.net has become more convenient, and Zulip works more correctly. Google Photos and Cash Converters also appear on the list of sites that now work.
Not everything is smooth yet
The engine already renders some services, but with caveats: Google Maps and OpenStreetMap open, though interactivity still suffers. In other words, it manages to show the picture, but fully working with the map isn't possible yet.
Details on all of July's improvements are gathered in the blog on Servo.org. The source code and prebuilt binaries of Servo 0.4 are available on GitHub.
Source: Phoronix
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