ArsTechnica: Why Mozilla is committed to Gecko as WebKit popularity grows
Topics from this article include:
- Webkit’s strengths
- Why Apple rejected Gecko
- A revamped Gecko puts the fire in Firefox 3
In summary,
From a technical perspective, Gecko is now very solid and no longer lags behind WebKit. A testament to the rate at which Gecko has been improving is its newfound viability in the mobile space, where it was practically considered a nonstarter not too long ago. Mozilla clearly has the resources, developer expertise, and community support to take Gecko anywhere that WebKit can go.