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911: Browsers in 2025: Whats up with Arc, Dia, Firefox, Chrome and Opera GX?
Scott and Wes break down the state of web browsers in 2025, from the rise and fall of Arc and the fate of Firefox to hot takes on Opera GX, Raycast, and why power users might not be profitable. They compare rendering engines, rant about dev tools, and reveal what browser stats say about Syntax listeners.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:37 Rendering Engines.
02:11 Arc Browser.
02:41 Microsoft Edge.
03:45 Why not Brave?
05:25 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
05:50 Google Manifest v2.
07:32 Opera.
OperaGX.
10:13 Vivaldi.
11:23 The death of Arc Browser.
11:44 Dia?
14:43 No revenue from power-users.
Letter to Arc Members.
15:38 Arc’s transition to a new browser.
17:02 Browser companies need to lock users fast!
19:42 Gecko.
19:45 Firefox.
21:08 Zen.
22:38 Webkit.
29:18 Wtf is Ladybird?
34:14 Usage statistics.
StatCounter.com.
39:32 Dev Tools experience ranked.
42:06 Tab experience.
43:37 Containers and profiles.
Hit us up on Socials!
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Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
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By Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
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Scott and Wes break down the state of web browsers in 2025, from the rise and fall of Arc and the fate of Firefox to hot takes on Opera GX, Raycast, and why power users might not be profitable. They compare rendering engines, rant about dev tools, and reveal what browser stats say about Syntax listeners.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:37 Rendering Engines.
02:11 Arc Browser.
02:41 Microsoft Edge.
03:45 Why not Brave?
05:25 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
05:50 Google Manifest v2.
07:32 Opera.
OperaGX.
10:13 Vivaldi.
11:23 The death of Arc Browser.
11:44 Dia?
14:43 No revenue from power-users.
Letter to Arc Members.
15:38 Arc’s transition to a new browser.
17:02 Browser companies need to lock users fast!
19:42 Gecko.
19:45 Firefox.
21:08 Zen.
22:38 Webkit.
29:18 Wtf is Ladybird?
34:14 Usage statistics.
StatCounter.com.
39:32 Dev Tools experience ranked.
42:06 Tab experience.
43:37 Containers and profiles.
Hit us up on Socials!
Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
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