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Show HN: Vaev – A browser engine built from scratch (It renders google.com)

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233 points monax | 1 comments | 18 May 25 17:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source

We’ve been working on Vaev, a minimal web browser engine built from scratch. It supports HTML/XHTML, the CSS cascade, @page rules for pagination, and print-to-PDF rendering. It even handles calc(), var(), and percentage units—and yes, it renders Google.com (mostly).

This is an experimental project focused on learning and exploration. Networking is basic (http:// and file:// only), and grid layouts aren’t supported yet, but we’re making progress fast.

We’d love your thoughts and feedback.

1. Koshima ◴[19 May 25 11:02 UTC] No.44028455[source]▶
This is really cool! Building a browser engine from scratch is no small feat, especially when handling complex CSS features like calc(), var(), and percentage units. It’s a great way to learn the inner workings of the web.

Curious about your approach to the networking stack. Are you planning to support more protocols like HTTPS or WebSockets in the future, or is the focus more on keeping this lightweight and minimal for now?