Safari traces its roots to an open source project called KHTML. (KHTML is also the basis for a Linux-only web browser called Konqueror.) When Apple decided to use the KHTML code in its own web browser, it called the project “WebKit” and the project is still under active development. WebKit is the HTML rendering engine that powers Safari, Mail, Dashboard, and 3rd party apps like Shiira.

If you download WebKit, you’ll notice it looks almost exactly like Safari. But you’re actually getting a copy of “future Safari” (like “future Dwight” from last week’s episode of The Office) — that is, it always contains the newest cutting edge features that Apple will eventually include in Safari. You can actively contribute to the development of Safari by reporting any problems you find in WebKit. You can also read the WebKit blog to learn about the work of David Hyatt and other Apple employees working on Safari.

WebKit includes a Javascript debugging application called Drosera that can come in very handy if you’re a web developer.

...from March 21, 2009...

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