Dillo
Dev tools
web browser
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How HN took it
22 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Execution: 3 for, 4 againstIdea: 4 for, 2 againstPerformance: 3 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Low memory use on old machines
From 2 comments
Given the circumstances, I am happy to read this. I own two ~2009 netbooks with Intel Atom N270 CPUs and 1GB of RAM each - running Firefox on those is ridiculous, whereas dillo…
krylon on HN> I used to use dillo on my main desktop too, for browsing documentation that wasn't too heavy on CSS - having 20 to 40 tabs open would gobble up a lot of RAM in Firefox, whereas…
rodarima on HN
Security from lack of JavaScript
From 1 comment
Given the circumstances, I am happy to read this. I own two ~2009 netbooks with Intel Atom N270 CPUs and 1GB of RAM each - running Firefox on those is ridiculous, whereas dillo…
krylon on HN
Plugin system
From 1 comment
The extension system[0] seems interesting; it reminds me of w3m's local CGI scripts. (From what I can tell, w3m's local CGI came first, but I don't know if it influenced DPI…
shiomiru on HN
Objections
Poor rendering of modern JavaScript-heavy sites
From 1 comment
Generally not great, as Dillo doesn't support Javascript and most modern sites are using it to create content. But if the site degrades well without JS it should render…
rodarima on HN
Crashes with OpenSSL build on some sites
From 1 comment
So out of curiosity i downloaded the code from github, built it and tried it. The default site is still dillo.org which crashed the browser when it tried to visit it. Same with…
badsectoracula on HN
Requests
Add JavaScript support via a lightweight engine
From 1 comment
Hypothetically, could JavaScript support be added by using a lightweight engine, such as QuickJS?
sheepscreek on HN
Contact the original developer Jorge Arellano Cid
From 2 comments
- The maker's post
Thanks, raphlinus as in Raph Levien! I was just reading your bytesink document [1] from around 1997 and checking the history of gzilla, the precursor of Dillo. [1]:…
rodarima on HN
Questions
Is it a lightweight alternative to Electron?
From 1 comment
You know what would be really cool? if there is a way to use it as a lightweight alternative to Electron. Is that possible?
LikeBeans on HN
Benefit versus NetSurf?
From 1 comment
What's the benefit of Dillo versus, say, NetSurf?
mminer237 on HN
Alternatives named
w3m
From 1 comment
The extension system[0] seems interesting; it reminds me of w3m's local CGI scripts. (From what I can tell, w3m's local CGI came first, but I don't know if it influenced DPI…
shiomiru on HN
NetSurf
From 1 comment
What's the benefit of Dillo versus, say, NetSurf?
mminer237 on HN
Firefox
From 1 comment
Given the circumstances, I am happy to read this. I own two ~2009 netbooks with Intel Atom N270 CPUs and 1GB of RAM each - running Firefox on those is ridiculous, whereas dillo…
krylon on HN