40withegg

Once upon a time I was a Firefox fanboy. Screw IE, Firefox is tha BOMB! Firefox was fast and cool and had Firebug and was open source and was screwing over Micro$oft and YEAH! I loved it.

Then two things started happening. First, Firefox started feeling slower and slower with each upgrade, and the glut of extensions I had installed made Firefox feel bloated and hodge-podgy. I loathed closing Firefox because of the inevitable time consuming extension updates upon restart. Make no mistake: Firefox + Firebug + many other extensions have improved my software development life immeasurably, but I was also aware of the heavy tool belt.

(Oh, don't even start about running multiple Firefox profiles. It sucks. Nobody really does that. Thank you.)

Second, I stopped ignoring Safari and now Chrome. These two browsers are snappy, slick, stripped down, start quickly, and are (mostly) extensionless. Sure, they have developer tools built in, but next to a fully loaded Firefox profile they dim in comparison and productivity.

Now I run two browsers: my work browser and my everything-else browser. Firefox is my super-handy, sometimes awkward multitool that has helped me escape many tight spots. Chrome is a Spyderco Delica: simple, sharp, efficient, and opens with a satisfying snick with the flick of the wrist. Use the right tool for the job.