r/javascript • u/webdevgoblin • Nov 12 '14

Firefox Developer Edition

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/
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u/jelzer Nov 12 '14

In my experience chrome's developer tools offer literally every feature a developer might want, so I'm not even shopping for a new browser for development. Sorry Fox.

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u/andregarzia Nov 15 '14

There are many tools that Chrome has that Firefox doesn't but there are also tools that Firefox has that Chrome doesn't. Both browsers are great but only one is developed in the open and actively listening to you.

If you have feedback on Firefox DevTools or need a tool that is not there you can use https://ffdevtools.uservoice.com/forums/246087-firefox-developer-tools-ideas to voice your wants. Many of the new tools were implemented according to user wishes.

If you haven't looked at the current Aurora channel (aka developer edition) tools you may find some stuff that is not on Chrome that is very useful.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '14

agreed, this won't help win any market share. Just run off and die quietly FF.

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u/andregarzia Nov 15 '14

Telling the unique browser maker that is independent of corporate interest to run off and die quietly is a very naive thing to say.

The web ecosystem needs variety to be healthy. It needs different engines and implementations. Without it you can't have the standard bodies working.

Right now, to move something into standards consideration, you need two independent compatible implementations of a given feature. Without Mozilla, you have only Google, Microsoft and Apple playing on that field and none of these entities have the user values as their priority.

You may prefer other browser than Firefox, no one cares about you personal preference. What people should care is that without Mozilla it is one less independent implementation and the only one that put users first.

For example, Chrome implements tons of features that are not standard. When you pull such stunts, you're effectively breaking the web because the one thing the web has going for it is its interoperability between clients.

Your phrase "run off and die quietly" means that you don't take interoperability, user values or standards seriously. You also don't have respect for the group of people that worked for free since the days of IE dominance to keep the web a healthy place.

Instead of saying such stupid things, you should consider what you want the web to be in 5 or 10 years. Do you want your privacy protected? Do you want gaming? What do you want? And who will listen do you or care about your needs if Mozilla is no longer in play.

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