Re: SuperDevMode not so super

On Thursday, November 15, 2012 1:14:56 AM UTC+1, Chris Lercher wrote:

The only problem I see is, that Super Dev Mode has been officially described as a "replacement" for Dev Mode. I don't know, if that's such a good idea.

With browsers all adding remote debugging support (except IE maybe) and hindering plugins (for good reasons), I believe it *is* a good idea in the long run: SourceMaps could then be used by your IDE so you could put breakpoints in your editor window.

I have the feeling that JetBrains might be working on it (they already have JS debugging for Chrome and Firefox): https://plus.google.com/110412141990454266397/posts/iKRyXaYBm92 I really wish "better support for SuperDevMOde" means support for sourcemaps.

The tools exist for Chrome for Eclipse too, so the Google Plugin for Eclipse could possibly have support for sourcemaps.

 

I agree with Andrew Mackenzie, that it would be basically good enough to have one browser (per OS) available for DevMode (reminds me of the old Hosted Mode). "Hosted Mode" for one browser + Super Dev Mode for all browsers would give me most of what I need. I imagine, that it would also allow "Hosted Mode" to be more optimized than the current Dev Mode (somehow I always had the feeling, that the old Hosted Mode reacted quicker than Dev Mode, but I could be wrong).

It's possible that HostedMode was faster than DevMode, because communication between JS and Java was done through JNI, and now goes through TCP. Embedded browsers, even if using the exact same engine, don't behave like their "full blown" counterparts (IE, when embedded, has different rules for switching between IE5.5Quirks/IE7/IE8/etc. modes for instance)

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