I think it's amazing you're starting a new project. You stated two points in your blog post on this project: 1. To push back on Chrome almost-monopoly and 2. As a self-learn project.
You'll have to balance the needs between those two. You aren't hitting 1. until you have users picking up the browser. You'll be hitting 2. as soon as you start the project, potentially.
If you contribute to currently existing projects you'll be hitting 1. A lot more but may lack 2. compared to a new project.
Good luck! Btw this is reminding me of Serenity OS which includes a from-scratch browser. You should check it for inspiration :D
You'll have to balance the needs between those two. You aren't hitting 1. until you have users picking up the browser. You'll be hitting 2. as soon as you start the project, potentially.
If you contribute to currently existing projects you'll be hitting 1. A lot more but may lack 2. compared to a new project.
Good luck! Btw this is reminding me of Serenity OS which includes a from-scratch browser. You should check it for inspiration :D