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Firefox 70 released for Firefox Quantum: Developer Edition

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Re: Firefox 70 released for Firefox Quantum: Developer Edition

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Post by LordN00b »

fareesh wrote: post #3

I can't seem to make the switch away from Chromium devtools. I don't know whether it's because I am habituated to the Chromium ones or whether there is something klunky about the Firefox devtools that I can't put my finger on.

I miss ctrl-g as go to line. Is it possible to remap Firefox keyboard commands?

Re: Firefox 70 released for Firefox Quantum: Developer Edition

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Post by raugustinus »

philliphaydon wrote: post #16
fareesh wrote: post #3

I can't seem to make the switch away from Chromium devtools. I don't know whether it's because I am habituated to the Chromium ones or whether there is something klunky about the Firefox devtools that I can't put my finger on.

Other than the web socket support in Chrome, the FF dev tools are a billion times better than Chrome now. I cannot work without the css layout overlays from FF dev tools. Makes working with grid layouts insanely easy.

While I mostly agree, I do switch to Chrome every once in a while when the javascript stacktrace in FFdev is a bit unclear. Chrome usually seems to be a bit better. But I always switch right back to FF.

Re: Firefox 70 released for Firefox Quantum: Developer Edition

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

bovine3dom wrote: post #13
ptx wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's mainly a difference in configuration. The developer version, IIRC, allows you to install extensions on your own machine without seeking approval from Mozilla, but on the other hand it apparently subjects you to additional telemetry: > Firefox Developer Edition automatically sends feedback to Mozilla ... In addition to the data collection described in this Privacy Notice, these versions by default may sen…

If you just want to be able to install unsigned extensions with neither the extra bugs from running a beta nor the telemetry, you can use the far less advertised "unbranded builds" of Firefox [1] instead. [1]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Latest_Bu...

Don't the unbranded builds also lack automatic updating?

Re: Firefox 70 released for Firefox Quantum: Developer Edition

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Post by SquareWheel »

archie2 wrote: post #21

Has there been a significant update to the devtools recently? I've been a devedition user for years, odd to see it on the front page of HN just linking to the homepage..

This is why I dislike these software posts without context. It's never clear if there's been an update or if the submitter just discovered them for the first time.

Re: Firefox 70 released for Firefox Quantum: Developer Edition

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Post by pluma »

fareesh wrote: post #3

I can't seem to make the switch away from Chromium devtools. I don't know whether it's because I am habituated to the Chromium ones or whether there is something klunky about the Firefox devtools that I can't put my finger on.

Having recently switched to Edge Dev after having used Firefox for roughly a year (and Chrome before that), I'd say Firefox devtools' strongest point are the style editing stuff.

Somehow Firefox devtools feel a bit clunkier when working on JS projects but they offer a lot of neat gimmicks if you dig into the depths of CSS. I also find the guidelines when highlighting an element more helpful than in Chromium for aligning elements on the page.

Personally I don't get to use grid layouts as my code has to work in IE11 (I gave autoprefixer a try but in the end it was no significant improvement over flexbox because of all the caveats and limitations). If you do, I'd imagine Firefox devtools would be a gamechanger for you.

I find myself occasionally switching back to Firefox for CSS work, then going back to Edge Dev for everything else.

Re: Firefox 70 released for Firefox Quantum: Developer Edition

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Post by ozim »

fareesh wrote: post #3

I can't seem to make the switch away from Chromium devtools. I don't know whether it's because I am habituated to the Chromium ones or whether there is something klunky about the Firefox devtools that I can't put my finger on.

I tried FF dev edition with Angular, it was getting randomly slow. Weird issues popping while debuging typescript code. In the end I have to use Chrome for my work, even though I would like to drop Chrome personaly. That said, I sometimes have to debug Angular applications on IE11 which is worst nightmare...
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