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Chrome was awesome once upon a time, but so far I've managed to avoid installing it on my 2020 MacBook Pro. I use a lot of Google services but it still scared

Chrome was awesome once upon a time, but so far I've managed to avoid installing it on my 2020 MacBook Pro. I use a lot of Google services but it still scared me a bit when Chrome started offering the option (on by default) to log into the browser rather than just into a website. Colleagues at my last corporate employer rolled their eyes at me when I told them I tried to avoid it and suggested there was no serious alternative to Chrome DevTools for any serious developer.

anonunivgrad 6y ago
You can disable it with SyncDisabled and BrowserSignin Chrome policies. On Windows, you just have to set the registry values. I believe there is a config file you edit for Linux and Mac OS. It’s all documented in the Chrome docs. You don’t need to pay for any Chrome enterprise nonsense. I’m not saying this remedies this morally or, for most people, practically. But it is a practical solution for you and me and any machines we deploy.
mnd999 6y ago
I've taken to using Chrome purely as an IDE for it's devtools. I do all my browsing in Firefox and my webdev in Chrome.
- bichiliad 6y ago
  If you haven’t tried them lately, FireFox’s dev tools are pretty solid these days.
ffpip 6y ago
Aren't Chrome dev tools part of Chromium? Just use Brave, or maybe even edge.
- buzzerbetrayed 6y ago
  Yes, I switched to Edge a couple months back, and honestly love it. All Chrome extensions work on it (afaik, and I've tried a lot). And the dev tools are the same as the Chrome ones, which is a must for me. Sure, it sucks that it's Microsoft. But Microsoft is less evil than Google, imo. I recommend anyone on the fence with Chrome to give it a shot. You won't even realize you left Chrome after about 30 minutes of using it. Even though Brave and Edge are similar, for some reason I was never able to stick with Brave.

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Chrome was awesome once upon a time, but so far I've managed to avoid installing it on my 2020 MacBook Pro. I use a lot of Google services but it still scared

by stephenhuey 6y ago

anonunivgrad 6y ago
You can disable it with SyncDisabled and BrowserSignin Chrome policies. On Windows, you just have to set the registry values. I believe there is a config file you edit for Linux and Mac OS. It’s all documented in the Chrome docs. You don’t need to pay for any Chrome enterprise nonsense. I’m not saying this remedies this morally or, for most people, practically. But it is a practical solution for you and me and any machines we deploy.
mnd999 6y ago
I've taken to using Chrome purely as an IDE for it's devtools. I do all my browsing in Firefox and my webdev in Chrome.
- bichiliad 6y ago
  If you haven’t tried them lately, FireFox’s dev tools are pretty solid these days.
ffpip 6y ago
Aren't Chrome dev tools part of Chromium? Just use Brave, or maybe even edge.
- buzzerbetrayed 6y ago
  Yes, I switched to Edge a couple months back, and honestly love it. All Chrome extensions work on it (afaik, and I've tried a lot). And the dev tools are the same as the Chrome ones, which is a must for me. Sure, it sucks that it's Microsoft. But Microsoft is less evil than Google, imo. I recommend anyone on the fence with Chrome to give it a shot. You won't even realize you left Chrome after about 30 minutes of using it. Even though Brave and Edge are similar, for some reason I was never able to stick with Brave.