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New in 1.4.6: Using the DevTools Console inside Visual Studio Code and offline functionality

We just released version 1.4.6 of the Edge DevTools for VS Code extension and the main change is that the Console tool is now available in the extension. 0:05 Console.log messages in VS Code 0:08 Test out some JavaScript 0:10 window object access 0:12 DOM convenience API support 0:15 Style changes 0:17 Console.table 0:20 Live […]

Automatically starting a server when starting a debug session in VS Code

Back in January, I posted about a launch.json file to turn VS code into an end-to-end web debugging environment. One of the features people told me was missing was to start and stop a server with the debugging session. So here is how to do this. We add two more lines to the existing `launch.json`, […]

Noise cancellation for development

I like noise cancelling headphones. Using them, I can sleep better on planes and find much more detail in music I enjoy. In the office, they are a visual clue that I am currently unavailable for feedback as I want to concentrate on a task at hand. We live in times of a constant information […]

Want to improve Developer Tools in Microsoft Edge? File an issue on Github

Today we released a new GitHub repository for the Developer Tools in Microsoft Edge where you can file issues about problems, bugs and feattures you would like to see. You can also view the list of existing issues and add your comments. There’s an official blog post on the Microsoft Edge blog but here’s why […]

Showing different titles depending if the tab is active or not

I just encountered a sneaky thing I had not seen, although it probably worked in 1999 already. A web site was showing a different title on the tab, depending on it being active or not. The whole trick is to use the blur and focus event handlers on the window to change the title. window.onblur […]