Firebug, a Javascript/AJAX/ DHTML debugger
Every so often I come across a great tool and I like to spread the joy around. I’ve just installed Firebug, a Firefox plug in, which is:
..a new tool for Firefox that aids with debugging Javascript, DHTML, and Ajax. It is like a combination of the Javascript Console, DOM Inspector, and a command line Javascript interpreter.
It’s really very sweet. Beyond the utility of it, it great in the way that it when you use it, the window splits into two frames with the debugger sitting at the bottom and you can close it just as you would a browser tab. Been doing a lot of AJAX stuff with Rails lately and the this is a combination huge productivity boost/frustration reducer for sure. I’ve tried a number of the free ones out there and this is the best one out there in my opinion. I’m sure there are commercial ones that may be better, but what can I say, I’m el-cheapo!
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