HLnovel Chapter 75 You Still Have to Rely on Yourself
Chapter 75 You Still Have to Rely on Yourself
Ling Yun stood by the office window, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness. The excitement of collaborating with Netscape had faded, replaced by heavy worry.
The in-depth discussions with Clark and Anderson over the past few days, especially yesterday's heated disagreement over next-generation browser development strategy, have made Lingyun fully realize a reality: Netscape, the company that once symbolized the future of the internet, is inherently filled with the arrogance of a tech aristocracy and strategic anxiety in the face of pressure from giants. Their decisions are being driven by emotions and path dependence, rather than calm market judgment and the principle of putting users first.
"It's too unreliable to expect them to drive the ecosystem of the 'Star System'," Ling Yun muttered to himself, his brows furrowed slightly.
He clearly saw that if they followed Clark's "functional arms race" approach, Netscape's upcoming browser, powered by the immature Gecko engine, was almost destined to be a disastrous product riddled with bugs, unstable, and with terrible compatibility with existing websites. If the "Star System" were to initially be deeply integrated with such a browser, even using it as the system's "shell," then…
Ling Yun could almost foresee the terrifying scenario: users would eagerly launch their devices based on the "Starry Sky System," only to be greeted by a browser shell that constantly crashed, rendered web pages haphazardly, and consumed enormous resources. All the criticism and the terrible user experience would be attributed to the "Starry Sky System"! The reputation of the operating system he had painstakingly built would be completely ruined by an unreliable partner!
"We must never tie the fate of the 'Star System' to a sinking ship." Ling Yun's eyes became incredibly firm.
Relying on others is ultimately not as good as relying on yourself. Since Netscape's path is destined to be rugged, even leading to a precipice, he must pave a completely controllable path for himself and for the future of the "Star System".
A thought became incredibly clear and intense in his mind—to abandon Netscape and independently develop a completely new browser!
It's not just about creating a browser replacement; it's about fundamentally rebuilding a development ecosystem and toolchain to create a truly modern, efficient, and stable browser that meets all his visions for the future web experience.
His thoughts instantly transcended time and space, focusing on the product that would one day drastically alter the browser market landscape—Google Chrome. Although Chrome was far from being born, its core design principles and technical architecture were as clear as the lines on the palm of Ling Yun's hand.
Multi-process architecture: Separating the browser interface, rendering engine, plugins, etc. into different processes to prevent the crash of a single page from paralyzing the entire browser or even the system shell—this is crucial for the "Starry Sky System" that uses the browser as the system's "shell"!
Ultimate speed and performance: A brand-new JavaScript engine for faster page rendering.
A clean and efficient user interface: maximizes the content display area and reduces distractions.
Powerful developer tools: Includes a complete set of tools for easy debugging and analysis of webpage performance.
Strict adherence to standards and safety...
These proven, advanced concepts from the future are the perfect solution to all the pain points of the current Netscape browser!
"It's time." Ling Yun turned around, his gaze sweeping over the busy operating system R&D department outside. There, the foundation of the "Star Core" had been laid.
Without any hesitation, he immediately took action.
First, he carefully selected five of the most outstanding, innovative, and knowledgeable core engineers from the existing, well-established operating system development team. These five will serve as the core architects and seed engineers for the new project.
He then signed an emergency hiring authorization. Thanks to IceCloud's financial strength and Lingyun's emerging reputation in Silicon Valley's tech circles, the recruitment process went exceptionally smoothly.
In just over a week, thirty new programmers and engineers arrived. Among them were experts in graphics rendering, geniuses in compiler design, and masters with a thorough understanding of network protocols and front-end technologies.
Soon, a new area was created adjacent to the operating system R&D department. Brand new desks and high-performance development machines were quickly set up. A brand new department sign was hung up—Browser R&D Department.
The initial team of this new department consisted of thirty-five members. Ling Yun personally served as the project's overall head and chief architect.
At the department's first all-hands meeting, Ling Yun stood at the front and, without much preamble, wrote down several core objectives on the whiteboard:
Project code name: "Starlight".
Core objective: To develop a brand-new, high-performance, highly stable, and highly secure graphical browser.
Parallel Tasks: Build a complete and modern toolchain for web front-end development, debugging, and optimization.
Ultimate mission: To provide the best web experience shell for the "Star System" and build an independent development ecosystem.
He didn't simply copy all the details of Chrome; instead, based on the technological conditions of 1996, he began to systematically explain those forward-thinking design concepts:
"Our browser must adopt a multi-process isolation architecture," Lingyun clearly defined. "The rendering process, browser process, and plugin process are independent of each other. The crash of any single webpage must not be allowed to drag down the entire browser, let alone affect the stability of the operating system shell!"
"We're going to design a completely new, extremely efficient JavaScript execution engine," he said, looking at the team members in charge of the compiler. "The goal is to increase script execution speed by an order of magnitude compared to existing technology!"
"The user interface follows the principle of simplicity, maximizing the content display area..."
"Developer tools should be built-in, powerful, and easy to use, making web development and debugging no longer a painful experience..."
"We must be the most steadfast supporters and leaders in Web standards..."
The entire team was awestruck and captivated by Lingyun's vision and clear technological roadmap. They realized that this was not just about building a browser; it was about redefining the standards of web interaction.
After the meeting, the Browser and Development Ecosystem Department immediately sprang into action. Architecture discussions, technology selection, module division... all tasks proceeded smoothly under Lingyun's personal guidance and the leadership of the five core members.
Looking at this newly opened "battlefield" full of vitality and fighting spirit, Ling Yun felt somewhat at ease.
Netscape may continue its reckless pursuit down this path, only to plunge into the abyss. But Lingyun and his "Starlight" browser have already quietly set sail.