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I use chrome because it's fast, and the multi-process browsing is a game changer. I would much rather have to restart a tab than restart a browser. Graceful c

by jcnnghm 16y ago

I use chrome because it's fast, and the multi-process browsing is a game changer. I would much rather have to restart a tab than restart a browser. Graceful crash handling is important.

mahmud 16y ago
I use Firefox because of six reasons: Firebug, Grease Monkey, NoScript, Flashblock, Sage, and Chatzilla. Other reasons include; Colorzilla, BugMeNot, YSlow and Pencil. Nothing comes close to the Firefox Add-On market. I can do everything within Firefox. I think FF is the #1 reason I no longer download shareware or bother with building open source software. If there is a firefox plugin for it, I don't bother with the standalone app.
- sjs382 16y ago
  In my opinion, Chrome's developer tools are much better than firebug. Grease Monkey functionality is built in and GM scripts are usable. No-script functionality is built in. Flashblock exists for chrome, too. No idea what Sage and Chatzilla are, but perhaps equivalents exist? Then again, it seems like your mind is already made up...
  - wanderr 16y ago
    Chrome's developer tools are still lacking in some areas. I'm a backend dev responsible for maintaining an API used primarily by a flash client. When something goes wrong, Firebug's net tab let's me quickly see what calls were made, what was sent and what whas received, which tells me if the problem is in the client or on the server, and gives clues as to what might be wrong. Chrome's dev tools (last I looked) are incapable of monitoring net activity from plugins, rendering it msotly useless for me.
- lotharbot 16y ago
  I would definitely agree with both posts leading up to this one. If you're looking for a very fast, stable browser, Chrome is great (and so is Opera). If you're looking for something full-featured and with an amazing number of add-ons, Firefox is a good choice. I use all three on the average day. The existence of different browsers competing by excelling in different areas is, IMO, a very good thing.

by jcnnghm 16y ago

I use chrome because it's fast, and the multi-process browsing is a game changer. I would much rather have to restart a tab than restart a browser. Graceful crash handling is important.

mahmud 16y ago

I use Firefox because of six reasons: Firebug, Grease Monkey, NoScript, Flashblock, Sage, and Chatzilla. Other reasons include; Colorzilla, BugMeNot, YSlow and Pencil. Nothing comes close to the Firefox Add-On market. I can do everything within Firefox. I think FF is the #1 reason I no longer download shareware or bother with building open source software. If there is a firefox plugin for it, I don't bother with the standalone app.

sjs382 16y ago
In my opinion, Chrome's developer tools are much better than firebug. Grease Monkey functionality is built in and GM scripts are usable. No-script functionality is built in. Flashblock exists for chrome, too. No idea what Sage and Chatzilla are, but perhaps equivalents exist? Then again, it seems like your mind is already made up...
- wanderr 16y ago
  Chrome's developer tools are still lacking in some areas. I'm a backend dev responsible for maintaining an API used primarily by a flash client. When something goes wrong, Firebug's net tab let's me quickly see what calls were made, what was sent and what whas received, which tells me if the problem is in the client or on the server, and gives clues as to what might be wrong. Chrome's dev tools (last I looked) are incapable of monitoring net activity from plugins, rendering it msotly useless for me.
lotharbot 16y ago
I would definitely agree with both posts leading up to this one. If you're looking for a very fast, stable browser, Chrome is great (and so is Opera). If you're looking for something full-featured and with an amazing number of add-ons, Firefox is a good choice. I use all three on the average day. The existence of different browsers competing by excelling in different areas is, IMO, a very good thing.