![]() ![]() For those who are not familiar, Firefox Aurora stands between the Nightly and Beta development channels, where development starts with Nightly, being the freshest Firefox code, built every night with the latest features. It seems to be an interesting approach with lots of details added here and there.įirefox Developer Edition replaces the Aurora Channel on Firefox Desktop, but Aurora for Android will stay as it is. If you can’t get used to the dark theme though, you can change the interface theme via the “Customize” command. More noticeably though, is the new dark UI which comes out of the box in Firefox Developer Edition, including squared tabs like in the old days before Firefox 29 Australis. You can also pause apps and inspect elements with the built-in debugger. It allows you to work with Firefox OS apps in simulators, Firefox OS devices, or through Firefox for Android via an integrated editor.Īutocomplete functionality, popovers detailing function arguments, and manifest validation are some of the new neat tricks it has included. ![]() WebIDE on the other hand has been Introduced as a beta feature (on default disabled) in Firefox 33, and is now officially included in the Developer Edition. This allows you to connect to Chrome for Android or Safari on iOS and modify web content, simulating the Firefox environment. The new Developer Edition includes all of Mozilla’s developer tools originally only available as add-ons, such as the Firefox Tools Adapter (with a new name “Valence”), which sports additional features for WebIDE. Having a dedicated developer browser means we can tailor the browsing experience to what developers do every day.” Now we’re giving developers the whole browser as a hard-hat area, allowing us to bring front and center the features most relevant to them. Firefox integrated WebAPIs and add-ons to enable people to get the most out of the Web. “Ten years ago, we built Firefox for early adopters and developers to give them more choice and control. Mozilla also explains why it is the right time now for a browser tailored for developers: However, Mozilla promises to change that with Developer Edition. In the video below, Dave Camp, director of Firefox Developer Tools, introduces the new Firefox Developer Edition, taking a short tour through the new features and changes in the browser:Ĭamp emphasizes that the Developer Edition is very close to Mozilla’s heart and explains that Mozilla sometimes had to “compromise the developer experience to improve the consumer experience” in Firefox, due to being focused on mainstream users. Unblock bottlenecks, streamline processes, optimize assets.įind memory leaks and make your application zippy.Įdit and manage all your CSS stylesheets in your browser.Just a few days ago, Mozilla celebrated the 10th anniversary of Firefox, which, back in 2004 initiated the next level in the “browser wars” by disrupting the Internet Explorer monopoly that Microsoft had established for a number of years.Īs part of the celebrations, among others, Mozilla introduced the new Polaris Privacy Initiative and with even bigger drum rolls: the Firefox Developer Edition browser.Īnd the Developer Edition does what it has written on the tin: it revolves around the needs of the developer. Test sites on emulated devices in your browser.įine-tune animations, alignment and padding. Monitor network requests that can slow or block your site.Īdd, modify and remove cache, cookies, databases and session data. Powerful JavaScript debugger with support for your framework. Track CSS, JavaScript, security and network issues. Inspect and refine code to build pixel-perfect layouts. It also includes valuable information such as the font source, weight, style and more. The new fonts panel in Firefox DevTools gives developers quick access to all of the information they need about the fonts being used in an element.
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