> reason that DevTools are better in Chrome still doesn't stop one from using Firefox for all other general browsing
It doesn't even stop you from developing with FF. DevTools were completely usable for years and unless you need very specific functionality, FF is just fine.
> The very commonly given reason that DevTools are better in Chrome
I don't find that to be true. At least not anymore. I use both Chrome and Fx bout 50/50 for developing, and they each have something the other misses.
For instance, "preserve log" in Chrome's network tab throws away all the actual response data when moving to a new page. In Firefox it's there. So when debugging through our micro-frontend flow I prefer Fx.
I've always used Chrome since I started developing, and I liked their Developer Tools. Since I switched to Firefox four months ago I've had a lot of trouble with FF DevTools:
* debugging is too slow (or my computer is weak, but Chrome DevTools run smoothly);
* debugging is very slow;
* the debugger has some unpredictable behavior, like stopping at all calls that lead to some error, when I expected it to stop at the error properly.
Then use Chrome only when you are looking for memory leaks. FF's devtools are not worse than Chrome, I'm used to Firefox and I find Chrome devtools hard to use. For example, the CPU profiler is much better, IMHO
Theyre OK, but I find the dev tools on chrome have a much better UX.
I particularly dislike the console in FF which is just one tiny input at the bottom of the window. Overall ff devtools also seem slower to open and clunkier.
I must admit that I find Chrome's devtools the easiest to use, but that's probably because it's what I'm most used to.
I work at a web dev company and there's a pretty obvious split between people who prefer FF or Chrome devtools. Every time someone says "but you can do this with x devtools but not in y devtools", it's met with a member of the other party saying something to the effect of "yes you can! it's here!". I think it's just a matter of opinion/what you're used to.
Chrome's devtools have been superior (faster, more reliable, more featureful) for years near as I can tell (and everyone I work with). I am curious what makes you feel firefox's devtools are better.
I also prefer FF dev tools, even while FF was not my daily driver, I was still using its dev tools. I hate Chrome dev tools with that giant console window that takes up half of the space (even when you are not in the console tab) and even if you choose to close it, every now and then it will come back because somehow Chrome forgot your setting.
>Best devtools, particularity regarding how the tools feel to browse around in.
been using firefox for about 5 years now, whenever i have to debug in chromium based browser I think the exact same thing about firefox. I feel like this could be a case of whatever you are used to. Like how android feels vs ios
I recently switched back to FF after many years on chrome and find the dev tools to be as good of not better this time around. Curious which tools in particular you find worse? When was the last time you tried?
How so?
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