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1. socalg+dd3[view] [source] 2026-01-28 06:47:23
>>embedd+(OP)
I'm having a hard time imagining how 20k lines of code gets a browser with no libraries. Just zlib by itself is 12k lines. freetype is 30k lines, or stb_truetype is 5k lines. Something doesn't seem like it's adding up. Am I missing something? Is this just calling into the OS for rendering?
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2. senko+Xe4[view] [source] 2026-01-28 14:25:19
>>socalg+dd3
On Linux, there are 78 dynamically linked libraries, such as for X11, vector graphics, glib/gobjectlibgobject, graphics formats, crypto, encryption, etc.
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