Comments on: 12 Year Old Writes 20,000 Lines Of Code For A Web Browser http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: » Links for 10-11-2006 » Velcro City Tourist Board » Blog Archive http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-37480 » Links for 10-11-2006 » Velcro City Tourist Board » Blog Archive Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:30:59 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-37480 [...] 18 - 12 Year Old Writes 20,000 Lines Of Code For A Web Browser “The project is currently 88% complete but he is looking for some beta testers to find any bugs that may be in the program before it is released.” This is either a hoax or quite astonishing, or possibly both. (tags: Rajca Mateus AuroraBrowser browser web development software coding programming youth) [...] [...] 18 – 12 Year Old Writes 20,000 Lines Of Code For A Web Browser “The project is currently 88% complete but he is looking for some beta testers to find any bugs that may be in the program before it is released.” This is either a hoax or quite astonishing, or possibly both. (tags: Rajca Mateus AuroraBrowser browser web development software coding programming youth) [...]

]]> By: MetaMan http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-36003 MetaMan Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:52:07 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-36003 Impressive. When I was 12 I could barely do HTML :oops:. Congratulations to this kid. However, I don't think I will be switching from Firefox any time soon ;). Impressive. When I was 12 I could barely do HTML :oops: . Congratulations to this kid. However, I don’t think I will be switching from Firefox any time soon ;) .

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34314 Ryan Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:16:06 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34314 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-34300">SLA wrote:</a><blockquote>:D I just registered on your website. Will this help me avoid anti-spam protection in the future?</blockquote></div> Our spam filter doesn't look at whether a user is registered or not but you won't have to do the math anymore to get your comment approved. I would change it so that registered users don't get filtered but I don't want that to lead to spammers creating accounts. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-34300">SLA wrote:</a><blockquote>BTW, I think, "CybetNet News" is my favorite blog, because I check it about 5-10 times per day. There are some other good blogs for me, but this one is the best :)</blockquote></div> We are glad that you love our site so much and this actually isn't our full-time job yet. Within the next six months Ashley and I will both be working on it full-time so that we can provide more quality content to the readers. Thanks for all of your kind words SLA! SLA wrote:
:D I just registered on your website. Will this help me avoid anti-spam protection in the future?

Our spam filter doesn’t look at whether a user is registered or not but you won’t have to do the math anymore to get your comment approved. I would change it so that registered users don’t get filtered but I don’t want that to lead to spammers creating accounts.

SLA wrote:
BTW, I think, “CybetNet News” is my favorite blog, because I check it about 5-10 times per day. There are some other good blogs for me, but this one is the best :)

We are glad that you love our site so much and this actually isn’t our full-time job yet. Within the next six months Ashley and I will both be working on it full-time so that we can provide more quality content to the readers. Thanks for all of your kind words SLA!

]]> By: SLA http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34300 SLA Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:15:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34300 :D I just registered on your website. Will this help me avoid anti-spam protection in the future? BTW, I think, "CybetNet News" is my favorite blog, because I check it about 5-10 times per day. There are some other good blogs for me, but this one is the best :) :D I just registered on your website. Will this help me avoid anti-spam protection in the future?
BTW, I think, “CybetNet News” is my favorite blog, because I check it about 5-10 times per day. There are some other good blogs for me, but this one is the best :)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34296 Ryan Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:46:42 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34296 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-34293">SLA wrote:</a><blockquote>It is also very simple to check, is it IE-wrapper or not. Just go to, for example, <a href="http://www.webstandards.org/files/acid2/test.html" rel="nofollow">Acid2 Test</a> page, look what you get, and compare it to your IE results.</blockquote></div> That is a very good point and hopefully Jeff can try that out to let us know what the results are. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-34294">SLA wrote:</a><blockquote>Ryan! where is my super-long post which I just posted, your anti-spam protection ate it? :(</blockquote></div> Sometimes my spam protection likes to get ahead of itself but I despammified (I like making up words) the comment. SLA wrote:
It is also very simple to check, is it IE-wrapper or not. Just go to, for example, [webstandards.org] page, look what you get, and compare it to your IE results.

That is a very good point and hopefully Jeff can try that out to let us know what the results are.

SLA wrote:
Ryan! where is my super-long post which I just posted, your anti-spam protection ate it? :(

Sometimes my spam protection likes to get ahead of itself but I despammified (I like making up words) the comment.

]]> By: SLA http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34294 SLA Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:08:52 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34294 Ryan! where is my super-long post which I just posted, your anti-spam protection ate it? :( Ryan! where is my super-long post which I just posted, your anti-spam protection ate it? :(

]]> By: SLA http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34293 SLA Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:06:26 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34293 It probably can't become the "fastest" browser on the earth, because .NET Framework uses JIT (just-in-time) compiler, it is something like Java, so it is slow. 20000 lines of code is not enough to create a full-featured browser. I believe, it is a IE7 wrapper. By the way, all modern IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) uses something like WYSIWYG form editor with all those drag-and-drop functionality. And those "form designers" are creating a LOTS of code automatically. For example, it is possible to create a simple "Hello world!" application in C#, which will have 200 lines of code created automatically, and only 1 line created by human. It is also very simple to check, is it IE-wrapper or not. Just go to, for example, <a href="http://www.webstandards.org/files/acid2/test.html" rel="nofollow">Acid2 Test</a> page, look what you get, and compare it to your IE results. Anyway, I found this browser's interface very interesting, because it is something very fresh and original. So I would like to take a look at this browser. I have filled in the request form, but still no response. And I'm sure I WILL NOT GET IT, because kid's website just got some thousands requests today... So, can anybody just upload it into some file sharing website, and post a link here? It probably can’t become the “fastest” browser on the earth, because .NET Framework uses JIT (just-in-time) compiler, it is something like Java, so it is slow.

20000 lines of code is not enough to create a full-featured browser. I believe, it is a IE7 wrapper.

By the way, all modern IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) uses something like WYSIWYG form editor with all those drag-and-drop functionality. And those “form designers” are creating a LOTS of code automatically. For example, it is possible to create a simple “Hello world!” application in C#, which will have 200 lines of code created automatically, and only 1 line created by human.

It is also very simple to check, is it IE-wrapper or not. Just go to, for example, [webstandards.org] page, look what you get, and compare it to your IE results.

Anyway, I found this browser’s interface very interesting, because it is something very fresh and original. So I would like to take a look at this browser.

I have filled in the request form, but still no response. And I’m sure I WILL NOT GET IT, because kid’s website just got some thousands requests today…
So, can anybody just upload it into some file sharing website, and post a link here?

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34277 Ryan Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:14:25 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34277 If that works fine then it must be the IE rendering engine. :cry: If that works fine then it must be the IE rendering engine. :cry:

]]> By: Jeff http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34276 Jeff Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:39:13 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34276 He must be using the IE rendering engine because I went to the new Virutal Earth 3D site of Live.com and I had no trouble viewing the 3D maps which as we know it only works with IE6 & IE7 unless there is another explanation? I am writing this using the Aurora Browser. He must be using the IE rendering engine because I went to the new Virutal Earth 3D site of Live.com and I had no trouble viewing the 3D maps which as we know it only works with IE6 & IE7 unless there is another explanation? I am writing this using the Aurora Browser.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-34269 Ryan Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:31:00 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/08/12-year-old-writes-20000-lines-of-code-for-a-web-browser/#comment-34269 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-34243">Rub3X wrote:</a><blockquote>That's nothing special, it's just an IE wrapper. Not to rip on him, but most 12 year olds can do something like this. To make a basic browser like his is about 10 lines of code. It uses .net framework which just drags and drops the browser onto his app. Uses IE to render the pages..</blockquote></div> I originally thought that is what he did as well, but if it is really 20,000 lines of code I am sure he isn't using the IE rendering engine. That is one reason why I want to test it out. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-34251">Stuffie wrote:</a><blockquote>The browser buttons (back/forward/reload) have just been ripped off of <a href="http://caminobrowser.org/" rel="nofollow">Camino</a>. That's not cool.</blockquote></div> Wow, you're right and that really isn't cool. Hopefully they are just temporary and he is going to replace them before he releases it. Rub3X wrote:
That’s nothing special, it’s just an IE wrapper. Not to rip on him, but most 12 year olds can do something like this. To make a basic browser like his is about 10 lines of code. It uses .net framework which just drags and drops the browser onto his app. Uses IE to render the pages..

I originally thought that is what he did as well, but if it is really 20,000 lines of code I am sure he isn’t using the IE rendering engine. That is one reason why I want to test it out.

Stuffie wrote:
The browser buttons (back/forward/reload) have just been ripped off of [caminobrowser.org] That’s not cool.

Wow, you’re right and that really isn’t cool. Hopefully they are just temporary and he is going to replace them before he releases it.

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