> the web was simpler and so we had many different engines
I would argue it was more complex, trying to get something moderately advanced to render the same between many browsers became a massive chore compared to today.
I would argue it was more complex, trying to get something moderately advanced to render the same between many browsers became a massive chore compared to today.
It's the same situation as RISC vs CISC - for a programer, CISC is "easier" to write for (== it does more work for you), but for a chip designer, RISC is much simpler to design and implement.