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1. Flex247A · 1790785776 · focus · HN ↗

   Any idea on what technologies/toolkits are used to build Bloomberg terminal?

   1. apaprocki · 1790785982 · focus · HN ↗

      Nowadays the desktop software is built around Chromium. Lots of C++ and one of the largest JS codebases in the world.

      1. nxobject · 1790786438 · focus · HN ↗

         > largest JS codebases in the world.

         I'd love to know how they make frontends as responsive as possible. To the engineering blog!

         1. ascorbic · 1790793918 · focus · HN ↗

            They're very involved in web standards. Rob Palmer from Bloomberg is co-chair of TC39.

            1. apaprocki · 1790802058 · focus · HN ↗

               We’re in the middle of TC39 plenary in Tokyo right now as a matter of fact! Rob regularly posts on X as things advance through the staging process, and today is the final day.

               Agenda: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;tc39&#x2F;agendas&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09.md" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;tc39&#x2F;agendas&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09.md

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