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1. pavlov+j91[view] [source] 2026-01-16 19:45:33
>>embedd+(OP)
The comment that points out that this week-long experiment produced nothing more than a non-functional wrapper for Servo (an existing Rust browser) should be at the top:

>>46649046

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2. wilson+2w2[view] [source] 2026-01-17 09:00:56
>>pavlov+j91
I've responded to this claim in more detail at [0], with additional context at [1].

Briefly, the project implemented substantial components, including a JS VM, DOM, CSS cascade, inline/block/table layout, paint systems, text pipeline, and chrome, and is not merely a Servo wrapper.

[0] >>46650998

[1] >>46655608

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3. pera+Lz2[view] [source] 2026-01-17 09:39:50
>>wilson+2w2
Just for context, this was the original claim by Cursor's CEO on Twitter:

> We built a browser with GPT-5.2 in Cursor. It ran uninterrupted for one week.

> It's 3M+ lines of code across thousands of files. The rendering engine is from-scratch in Rust with HTML parsing, CSS cascade, layout, text shaping, paint, and a custom JS VM.

> It kind of works! It still has issues and is of course very far from Webkit/Chromium parity, but we were astonished that simple websites render quickly and largely correctly.

https://xcancel.com/mntruell/status/2011562190286045552#m

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