Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ...
by Cederfjard on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @05:54PM
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Firefox Developer Edition is indeed geared towards web developers. This is a pretty succinct summary of the specific features: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Dev...
Re:Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward ...
by rufugee on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @05:48PM
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> I'd assume that's a version designed for developers who work on Firefox itself, not developers who use Firefox to work on the web. There would be no reason for them to omit some of their dev tools from the regular builds.
That is a an incorrect assumption:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/
And why would there be no reason to omit these tools? If they're only going to see the light of day when a developer is using them, they're a waste of space for the average user, correct?
I highly value my privacy; I switched to iOS because of it. I only use Chrome at work. I've got comprehensive content blockers set up on mobile Safari, which is where most of my personal browsing happens.
> As for web-dev tools, doesn't Firefox ship a developer-only edition?
I'd assume that's a version designed for developers who work on Firefox itself, not developers who use Firefox to work on the web. There would be no reason for them to omit some of their dev tools from the regular builds.
> On the flip side, you might want to try Chromium-based Brave or Vivaldi instead.
I tried and loved Vivaldi for a little while, until I ran into a catastrophic dev tools bug (can't remember what exactly). I also enjoyed Brave for a while, but it ended up being too slow too (this was when it had an Electron interface instead of being a fork, so it's probably better now).