Firefox Debugger and DevTools (Interview)

Jason Laster joined the show to talk about Firefox Debugger and DevTools. We talked about the backstory of Firefox, Firebug, the new Debugger.html, why React and Redux made a good fit to develop Debugger as a standalone application, community efforts, and getting started. Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free! Toptal – Hire the best freelance developers and designers with Toptal. Email adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction. GoCD – GoCD is an on-premise open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks that lets you automate and streamline your build-test-release cycle for reliable, continuous delivery of your product. Featuring: Jason Laster – Website, GitHub, X Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Show Notes: The Recurse Center A quick history of Firefox DevTools Firebug Web Developer (Add-on) 3D view Issue #544 - James Long and Jason Laster of the mozilla debugger.html project - thanks Bryan Clark Firefox Developer Tools WebIDE XUL Tutorial Firefox Debugger debugger.html Homepage and readme Firefox DevTools on GitHub GDB: The GNU Project Debugger Reactide - the first dedicated IDE for React web application development The Changelog #242: The Burden of Open Source with James Long Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!