Chrome or Firefox?
I use Google Chrome as my default browser. I love it! I love the clean design, the ease of use, the "Omnibox" for search and website address etc etc.
One of the weaker sides of using Chrome as a web developer is the "Developer Tools".
Every web developer out there must know how invaluable Firebug for Firefox is:
Firebug version 1.4.0b2
If you are a Web Developer and have never heard of Firebug (shame on you!) check what it's all about here.
Since the launch of Google Chrome, Google has added in there own version of Firebug named "Developer Tools", however it has never quite met the mark, and I still return to using Firefox (now and again) purely to use Firebug.
Well, Google have been working on improving the Developer Tools. There are now two new icons at the top left of the toolbar: "Scripts" and "Profiles".
Developer Tools in Google Chrome (3.0.190.4)
Scripts allows you to set breakpoints on your JavaScript code and inspect the objects that fly around in JavaScript. The Profiles is what it is...a profiler. The best thing to do is check them out and play with the new features.
So...which is better then?
Firebug!
Chrome's Developer Tools IS getting better, but it's just not as mature as Firebug. Firebug is also a lot easier to understand and use.
Although I still think Firebug is better, watch this space....Google Chrome is starting to include the use of extensions (in the Dev version) and the progress on the Developer Tools is impressive.
Maybe Chrome will win in the end!!!???
Comments
2 comments to "Chrome's Developer Tools vs Firefox's Firebug"
27 November 2009 08:05
I agree Firebug, with it's Dom Inspector, so you can see your Elements added and removed in realtime is a must have, when working with AJAX Apps.
But, with the little time Ive played with Chrome Tools, I think it is more power than it lets off, at first site. It is less intuitive, and needs a cleaner looking table data presentation look and feel, but it is a close second.
Also, do not forget that Firebug have itself have extentions, which makes it even more awesome.
10 December 2009 17:38
firebug+webdeveloper are the best of breed in web developer tools around for now, and the only reason i have not deleted firfox from my computer. But i think we can expect google engineers to make it better; there are many other apps out there for developers that are google made and are very very good tools...GWT 2.0 is a great tool and the developer tools inside chrome could manage to be as good as firebug and webdeveloper together in a near future....at least i hope they do.
Realtime modification to the CSS, source code and scripts, is a must. Also, to highlight DIV and elements in the live window while hovering the code helps a lot. Another one, and this is from web developer is the ability to see the size of every component and element
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