Webkit in IE
Posted 01-02-2009 at 10:32 PM by Lokesh M
Webkit is one of the most powerful rendering engine for different popular browsers except IE. This type of rendering engine have been implemented in Chrome and Safari and have been very productive in implementing online applications.
Webkit's rendering functionality are very popular for a number of reasons: they are very powerful in getting Ajax based applications go through the browser, security is also enhanced and best of all, Webkit is open-source - it can practically ride through any type of update because thousands of developers are working on the powerful rendering engine anytime, anywhere.
IE has their own unique rendering engine. Although their rendering kit is powerful enough to run through Ajax and other client side online applications, it cannot easily beat Webkit.
Since the rendering kit of IE is still developed in-house, the speed of development cannot compare with the thousands of developers working Webkit.
Open-source has proven to be very powerful and although there are holes that should be considered, it is not as extensive compared to other rendering engines. Ask any developers what they would prefer in using and they could easily answer Mozilla and other browsers based of it.
That fact of the developer's inconvenience was confirmed a few days ago when one of the developers asked the straight question to Steve Balmer.
Steve was in Australia for the "Power to Developers" and one of the developers actually had the guts in asking why IE will not use Webkit which is proven to be more affordable and development would definitely faster.
Everyone was a little bit surprised of the question, including Steve Balmer. He probably knows that he is in a tight spot that any answer might solicit good online buzz. "That's cheeky, but a good question, but cheeky." was the first words that came out of Mr. Balmer's mouth.
He admitted that the open source is very strong today and Webkit is definitely a powerful rendering engine. Unfortunately, Balmer only said that Webkit in IE could be interesting and they may consider it in the future.
Some tech bloggers would say that this is a good indication but if you have been considering the current state of IE, Webkit running in IE would still be far from reality. Steve Balmer still do not see the need for Webkit since they still do not see the lack of their current browser with regards to using online application.
You should also take a look at the magnitude of this change if it will happen. IE has been with us for almost a decade and the rendering engine has been part of most online applications and programming applications of Microsoft has to be changed according to Webkit's specifications. This could take a long time and lots of developers would have to change their online applications.
The day that Webkit will be running in IE may or may not arrive but the idea is very entertaining as well as very challenging for developers. But if anyone could pull off that change, it would Microsoft.
Webkit's rendering functionality are very popular for a number of reasons: they are very powerful in getting Ajax based applications go through the browser, security is also enhanced and best of all, Webkit is open-source - it can practically ride through any type of update because thousands of developers are working on the powerful rendering engine anytime, anywhere.
IE has their own unique rendering engine. Although their rendering kit is powerful enough to run through Ajax and other client side online applications, it cannot easily beat Webkit.
Since the rendering kit of IE is still developed in-house, the speed of development cannot compare with the thousands of developers working Webkit.
Open-source has proven to be very powerful and although there are holes that should be considered, it is not as extensive compared to other rendering engines. Ask any developers what they would prefer in using and they could easily answer Mozilla and other browsers based of it.
That fact of the developer's inconvenience was confirmed a few days ago when one of the developers asked the straight question to Steve Balmer.
Steve was in Australia for the "Power to Developers" and one of the developers actually had the guts in asking why IE will not use Webkit which is proven to be more affordable and development would definitely faster.
Everyone was a little bit surprised of the question, including Steve Balmer. He probably knows that he is in a tight spot that any answer might solicit good online buzz. "That's cheeky, but a good question, but cheeky." was the first words that came out of Mr. Balmer's mouth.
He admitted that the open source is very strong today and Webkit is definitely a powerful rendering engine. Unfortunately, Balmer only said that Webkit in IE could be interesting and they may consider it in the future.
Some tech bloggers would say that this is a good indication but if you have been considering the current state of IE, Webkit running in IE would still be far from reality. Steve Balmer still do not see the need for Webkit since they still do not see the lack of their current browser with regards to using online application.
You should also take a look at the magnitude of this change if it will happen. IE has been with us for almost a decade and the rendering engine has been part of most online applications and programming applications of Microsoft has to be changed according to Webkit's specifications. This could take a long time and lots of developers would have to change their online applications.
The day that Webkit will be running in IE may or may not arrive but the idea is very entertaining as well as very challenging for developers. But if anyone could pull off that change, it would Microsoft.
