How browsers work (rending sites)- finding resources

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by theconartistry, Feb 5, 2011.

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    Want to understand how browsers parse, compute, and output webpages as an attempt to compare how Webkit (safari and chrome) and Firefox (gecko) function.
    Given that all of these rending engines / browsers are open source, I figure there would be documentation, schematics / diagrams, or other forms of explanation, but I cant find anything that is hight level or easy to understand (i’m not a programmer, but have a high degree of technical knowledge).

    I have found the following webpages:

    http://www.vineetgupta.com/tag/browser-architecture/
    http://taligarsiel.com/Projects/howbrowserswork1.htm

    but I’d like to find more like these…. any suggestions?
     
    theconartistry, Feb 5, 2011 IP
  2. drhowarddrfine

    drhowarddrfine Peon

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    If that's all you could find, then you don't deserve more than that, and you wouldn't be able to figure it out anyway.
     
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  3. workingsmart

    workingsmart Well-Known Member

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    Other than echoing what the fine Dr. stated above, you may want to change your term of ==> rending to RENDERING as that will provide you better search results.

    Although, I'm sure your post has more to do with "post count"... Take time to do your due diligence.

    Cheers!~
     
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