Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderI find NetSurf's source code beautiful and quite easy to read and follow, and straightforward. I am impressed. It's like the pure version of "makes sense". It's also split into independent libraries that can be used outside of NetSurf, which make them useful on their own, and NetSurf very modular. If I had to implement something that requires a feature implemented in a browser, I'd seriously consider one of them. Especially their CSS parser and engine. I really recommand to…
It looks like today is Alternative Browser Day on HN. So for those who don't know it, there's also Xombrero: https://opensource.conformal.com/wiki/xombrero It's based on Webkit so it's more compatible with the "modern web" than dillo/netsurf.
One of the few non-webkit/blink/gecko open source browsers. Dillo, Links, Ladybird, AWeb are the other ones I am aware of.
what engine does it use?
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 505
- Total comments
- 227
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-20 | NetSurf: Small, fast, free web browserFirst breakout | zurn | 156 | 70 |
| 2017-10-28 | NetSurf 3.7 released | doener | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-08-11 | NetSurf, a multi-platform web browserBest thread | butz | 202 | 100 |
| 2023-12-29 | Netsurf 3.11 Released | RalfWausE | 4 | 3 |
| 2024-01-04 | NetSurf Web BrowserHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | jszymborski | 133 | 54 |
| 2024-01-05 | NetSurf Browser 3.11 Released | theNewMicrosoft | 9 | 0 |