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Firebug Extension out of beta!

getfirebug.com — If you're using 1.0 beta you will not notice much change. However, there are still tens, maybe even hundreds of thousands of people who are still using 0.4.1 and are going to get a very nice present the next time they restart Firefox.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jan 25, 2007

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  • WorldGroove, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29Difficult? I would of killed myself without Firebug. I'm sick of using alert() everywhere and firebug has shown me how messed up my Javascript was. Now I have a *much* better understanding of what variables/functions are in/out of scope at certain times. Also, with Firebug, I learned that window.setTimeout() messed up the "this" reference. No matter the context of the function that calls it, "this" will be equal to the "window" object after the Timeout. That was killing me for weeks. And, a note to AJAX dev'ers out there, breakpoints with Firebug can have unexpected effects on AJAX. 'Cuz, while the code is stopped at the breakpoint, apparently the xmlstatechange still gets called as it goes through all its states. I had code that behaved differently when I had breakpoints and I was like, "Uhh....what the..".

    Firebug is the best - I need something like this for IE.(And before anyone asks, if you're doing paid-webdev work - your site needs to work in IE; rather you like it or not).

    Major credit to the folks that put this together.
  • shay1208, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20Firebug and web developer extensions make web developer a lot easier. ajax development would a lot more difficult without firebug.
  • mcspectrum, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13One of the top extensions that keeps me from switching to a browser that doesn't suck up my ram like a black hole. Firebug, I salute you.
  • dlong514, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Firebug is fantastic. I recommend it to any web developer.
  • Amything, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Wow this is amazing. First time I try it, blown away!
  • jiminoc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5video tutorial on firebug here:
    http://www.digg.com/software/Video_Tutorials_on_the_Firebug_Extension_for_AJAX_Debugging
  • mrblack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3indeed WorldGroove, I have to agree. And huzzah to the title of this, I was using 0.4.1 and am shocked. Without firebug understanding Http requests and what the hell is going on is very difficult. With firebug I can directly read the Ruby on Rails Error (after the scrolling). Think I will tell the boss to donate to them.
  • trib4lmaniac, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Who says you can't use Firebug without Firefox!? http://getfirebug.com/lite.html
  • jiminoc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3dude, not even close to firebug
  • lcarsdeveloper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I had to do the same thing. I found for me it was Sothink SWF Capture causing the crashes, by process of elimination.
  • wikk!d, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3not much content to this comment, i just wanted to show my love for firebug! such an amazing extension.. I highly recommend it! keep up the great work guys!
  • ghebert, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Wow, this extension was coded by god. I used 0.4.1 and was already in love with it. There's so much new, useful stuff in 1.0, I'm so excited.
  • lcarsdeveloper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Disable your other extensions, then try again. If it works, disable Firebug again, reenable an extension and try enabling Firebug. Keep doing this, turning it on and off until you work out which extension is causing the problem. Sothink SWF Capture did it for me, uninstalled and now Firebug works great.
  • DeadWisdom, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"... 0.4.1 and are going to get a very nice present the next time they restart Firefox."

    Thank you Jesus, Buddha, Moses, and the rest of the Firebug development team!
  • noah45, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3very nice improvements from the older version. looks like something i should start using more often.
  • archick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1it's awesome
  • branndon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2NM, that worked. Bury away.
  • swiftsam, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3wow. Firebug was already amazing, but 1.0 is blowing me away. every tab I click has 5 new features that I can't believe are possible. wow
  • jfrabaute, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hi,

    Firebug is so far the most complete dev tool.

    For IE, I am developping the Debugbar (http://www.debugbar.com) which is free for personal use and also Companion.JS (http://www.ieforge.com/CompanionJS/HomePage) which is very early version but will be improved.

    Any feedback are welcome and stay tuned as we will release new versions soon.

    Thanks.

    JFR
  • Matt2k, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2How did I not know about this tool ??
  • jake13jake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1That looks hot...
    Thank you for putting this link up.
    New toys!!!!
  • MagickCrafter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I like how their web page gives a horizontal scrollbar in FF but not in IE...


    LMAO.
  • dcab, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Really cool.
  • RuskiBanger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Developer toolbar for IE. Time is money so anything to speed up debugging is a must! IE, Firefox... whatever just get er done!
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e59c3964-672d-4511-bb3e-2d5e1db91038&displaylang=en
  • championchap, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I actually didnt know about this at all, thanks much for digging it!
    Should come in horribly useful!
  • jbum, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1CAREFUL: On my MacBook pro, I just updated to the new version. Now it quietly fails when I try to launch it. Grrr....
  • branndon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I know this probably has nothing to do with this add on by it self, but it crashes my firefox every time I try and enable it. I'm going to disable my other add ons and themes and see if that helps. Anyone have any other suggestions?
  • RuskiBanger, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3Great tool and for debugging IE? I use Visual Studio's built in debugger... just enable java script debugging in IE, Works great.
  • revisrev, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0What a great present for my birthday, I didn't even know that this extension existed, now I get a full version? Excellent!
  • jesstech, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1I crapped my pants when I started firefox just now.
  • greymaxcat, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1oooohhhhh... that got ya blocked...
  • jownz, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3Unreal.. Get a ***** life, man. Keep your spamming ***** off Digg you ***** loser!

    Firebug is too good for your idiotic finger poop.
  • FlindianaJones, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1WTC?

    I hope an ugly alien bursts from your chest sir.
  • undersky, on 10/12/2007, -49/+2I don't know what Firebug is...but an off-topic question...does anyone else feel like having one of Dark Chocolate Mint Chocolixir from Godiva store?

    http://www.godiva.com/catalog/whats-new.aspx

    It tastes ***** awesome! I am driving to the mall next to my work and get one, now!

    /This comment was not sponsored by any for-profit or non-for-profit entity.

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