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0 pointsShirsenduK6y ago0 comments

Yes, Firefox is good for browsing but as a developer who has to work on the frontend, the ecosystem isn't there in Firefox. Many of the framework debugging tools for React, Redux, etc. don't work well in Firefox.

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jchw6y ago

I will agree the devtools are not always as polished, but actually React and Redux debugging tools have worked fine for me. I have these installed:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/react-devtool...

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reduxdevtools...

...And I don't really recall many issues.

Ever since WebExtensions, there's not really a good reason for the devtools to be much worse on Firefox.

If you have used these extensions and have issues, I'd love to hear them. I've done React/Redux dev on both and I don't notice things working significantly better in Chrome. (Admittedly, I haven't done any in a few months.)

The only real thing that gets me now is the lack of being able to inspect WebSocket frames. :(

ShirsenduKOP6y ago

Thanks for clarifying! I should give Firefox a try again, when I tried last time it wasn't good enough. Chrome's devtools had many features of timing and performance which were absent or not good enough last time I tried.

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