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When it comes to software I generally like using what does the job best using the least amount of memory and least amount of CPU power but in the case of Firefox I generally came to like using it better then IE. Over a few months of using both browsers at the same time for various different tasks I eventually switched completely over to Firefox.
Firefox 3 has a few interesting changes to the interface but generally it's the same old Firefox that I know and love. I've been using it since yesterday while coding and the usual ugly memory monster hasn't come out yet. Right now after a few hours of browsing I'm still at a comfortable 112MB of memory used. The memory usage even goes down by a sizable chunk when I close a tab or a window!
Despite it being in beta it hasn't really crashed on me or anything like that. So far I've been all over, MSNBC, Slashdot, Gmail, all over Artician, etc etc etc. No problems. I really feel that it's ready for release. The developer wiki on Mozilla still has about 100 "priority 1" bugs left but I'm sure they'll be taken care of by February. I can't wait.
The one thing I really wanted while coding was Firebug, since almost all the plugins are currently not working I went out to see if there was maybe a beta available since most web developers in the know can't live without it; and sure enough here it is: http://fireclipse.xucia.com/
Kudos to Mozilla for stepping up and cementing their browser as true quality software.
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