Servo Web Engine Now Leverages Multiple CPU Cores for Rendering HTML Tables

The Servo project has announced significant advancements in its web layout engine, particularly in July 2024. A key update is the introduction of a parallel table layout mode, which allows the rendering of HTML tables to utilize multiple CPU cores, enhancing performance through increased CPU parallelism. This improvement is achieved using the Rayon Rust crate for work-stealing parallelism. The project has been receiving funding since late 2023 to enhance its HTML table support. Additionally, Servo has made progress in its flexbox layout engine, added support for generic font families, and improved debugging capabilities. Experimental support for OpenHarmony has also been introduced, along with the implementation of ThinLTO for nightly builds. Other enhancements include better documentation and new web features such as handling document.fonts.ready, URL.parse(), and the caption tag for tables. These updates reflect Servo's ongoing commitment to improving its functionality and performance as an open-source web engine. More detailed information about these changes can be found on the Servo.org blog.