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To quote: "Developers. Developers. Developers. Developers. Developers." I personally think Chrome gained so much market share, in large part, because it simply
by syspec 5y ago
To quote: "Developers. Developers. Developers. Developers. Developers."
I personally think Chrome gained so much market share, in large part, because it simply had the best developer tools.
Firefox had FireBug, which was great, and revolutionary for its time!
However! Having FireBug meant that Mozilla's built in tools never got much attention. So their dev tools were severely lacking, and stagnant. They remained that way until a few years back.
Meanwhile Chrome's dev tools just kept advancing. So in the end, FireBug (unintentionally) helped FireFox lose major marketshare
- typingmonkey 5y agoI would say most browser users do not care about developer tools. They are normal people, they do not debug stuff.
- duped 5y ago"Please install chrome for the best experience" is a direct result of chrome being the standard for development with just enough idiosyncrasies to tank experience on other browsers.
- tmp538394722 5y agoBut the people who build their apps do… and they’re no doubt testing it more in the browser they use to debug it.
- syspec 5y agoAgree 100%, but the people that do care about developer tools are often the ones installing software for their family, and giving recommendations to their friends.
- soundnote 5y agoAnother angle on that: Wasn't it the case that Chrome was easily deployable and manageable by IT, while Mozilla refused to make mass deployment and management of Firefox easy?