mbrubeck/robinson resource
A toy web rendering engine observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4444
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 778
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1651 stars · 142 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Robinson is a toy web rendering engine written in Rust, built purely for educational purposes to demonstrate how browser engines work. It implements a small subset of HTML/CSS parsing, selector matching, and block layout, accompanied by a blog tutorial series.
Use cases
- learn how a browser rendering engine works
- build my own toy browser engine
- study html and css parsing in rust
- understand css selector matching and layout algorithms
- teaching material for compilers or browser internals
When to choose
- you want to learn browser engine internals from simple, readable code
- you are following the 'Let's build a browser engine!' tutorial series
- you want a minimal starting point for your own toy engine project
When to avoid
- you need a real, standards-compliant rendering engine
- performance, security, or real-world usability matter
- you need full HTML/CSS support or JavaScript execution
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
parser graphics developer-tools web-development education tutorials rust cross-platform cli browser-engine html-parser css-parser layout-engine toy-project educational
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mbrubeck/robinson · fetched 2026-08-28 · af34c91c2868
- homepage: http://limpet.net/mbrubeck/2014/08/08/toy-layout-engine-1.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · c045bbae3138
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mbrubeck/robinson | main | 32 |
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