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A longtime Slashdot community member has announced the creation of Northstar, a new open source web browser. Details on its underlying engine, features, and release timeline were not specified in the announcement.
The JavaScript ecosystem is undergoing a broad shift as developers replace long-standing JavaScript-based build tools with newer alternatives written in languages like Rust and Go, prized for their speed. Despite decades of attempts to sideline or replace JavaScript itself, the language remains dominant across browsers, servers and devices, even as its supporting toolchain changes underneath it.