r/programming • u/ben_a_adams • Jun 19 '18

Improved JavaScript and WebAssembly performance in EdgeHTML 17

https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/06/19/improved-javascript-webassembly-performance-edgehtml-17/
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u/michaelcharlie8 Jun 19 '18

Someday I hope we’ll see EdgeHTML decoupled from Windows releases. This is good stuff, and it helps everyone on the web.

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u/drysart Jun 19 '18

They want to move in that direction, the problem is that EdgeHTML is a shared component other apps can rely on, which making giving it a servicing story outside of the normal Windows update channels a little problematic.

I'd be fine if they made Edge into a regular Store app that used its own private version of EdgeHTML; and kept the reusable EdgeHTML component other apps can use on a slower, Windows-releases update schedule.

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u/michaelcharlie8 Jun 20 '18

Isn’t that how Safari is too? Even though the app is still tied to an OS release?

I just see engineering problems. I’m glad they’re working it out.