On Jan 31, 2008 12:32 PM, Nathan Nobbe <quickshiftin@gmail.com> wrote:
> i like opera for 4 reasons,
> 1. it renders fast
> 2. when i have 50 tabs open, its still responsive
> 3. it supports ctrl+z, wicked feature :>
> 4. when you close and reopen, all the tabs from before are still there; key
>
> however, firefox is the champion for web development.
> not only is firebug awesome, but i still use the older web developer plugin.
> its good for showing form details, outlining things, and clearing the cache,
> all very quick to get to and execute.
>
> for a while i tried the multiple browser thing. but managing bookmarks in
> more than one browser is a pain. also, have you ever looked at memory
> consumption on ur pc w/ 2 browsers running?? get another gig for that
>
> so, despite some of the klunkieness of ff, that is what i use for browsing
> and development.
>
> eric,
> thanks for the tips on the safari plugins, Drosera & the Web Inspector, ill
> definitely install those for my safari debugging
>
> -nathan
>

I think I'm just bitter because I like FF so much yet it keeps getting
more sluggish on me. At home on Ubuntu x86 it is okay. At work here
on OS X PPC it is horrible. I also use the web developer toolbar for
clearing cache/ & viewing rendered source. Forgot about that
one.