I use Chrome on desktop, as well as on my iPhone. It's a handy setup as it syncs my searches across mobile/desktop, pulls info in from gMail, etc. I'm also a fan of the "Peoples" system on Desktop which really helps my workflow as I transition between working on personal vs. work tasks.
At the same time, I'm a bit wary of entrusting absolutely everything to Google. I use Firefox as a back-up browser on Desktop, and am considering flipping over full-time.
I switched from Chrome to Firefox when quantum came out, so on my Mac it's Firefox > Safari > Chrome now. Chrome hogs that RAM! Also it's good to support Mozilla + generally keep a diverse setup. But I use them all for app testing.
On mobile I use Firefox Focus, which you might think would be super-limiting but I find that it really is perfect for keeping me from walking around staring at my phone.
It's pronounced Diane. I do data architecture, operations, and backend development. In my spare time I maintain Massive.js, a data mapper for Node.js and PostgreSQL.
Out of curiosity, what kind of customizations have you actually made? I ask because I personally find customizability appealing at a theoretical level but often don't actually end up making any meaningful use of that ability.
It's pronounced Diane. I do data architecture, operations, and backend development. In my spare time I maintain Massive.js, a data mapper for Node.js and PostgreSQL.
I mean, bear in mind that I run Arch voluntarily. But the most I've done to Vivaldi itself is a color scheme. The biggest change to how I use the browser is via surfingkeys.
I use Chrome mostly because of dev tools; but I hate the way it hogs memory. I like the new FF Quantum and use it frequently; but I'm not ready to switch yet. I also use Beaker because I really like the project and am keeping up with the progress as it goes along. I would like to use the extensibility of Beaker to integrate some of my workflow like presentations, sharing prototypes, code collab and just some fun stuff like games (P2P).
On my iPhone I use chrome as well.
I avoid Safari whenever possible.
I've been using Firefox for more than 6 years straight and I'm not ready to switch any time soon. I also strongly dislike the "chrome only" trend some websites are adopting. Browser monopoly doesn't look like a good thing to me.
I've been using Firefox for ~5 years on Desktop and ~3 months on my Android phone. Even before the Quantum era, when it was not that fast, I felt like I should stick to the Mozilla's baby because they do some great stuff for the Internet. I still follow this principle though I have other browsers (Chrome, IE and Edge) to test my projects.
Work -> Chrome on Windows Laptop, and Firefox on the Linux Dev VM. This is mostly due to Safari being not available on both platforms.
Personal -> Safari on Mac, Safari on iPhone/iPad
I keep Chrome on my personal devices to sync bookmarks across work and personal devices.
I use chrome as my main browser. I usually use him to do something lighter like visit social media, do shopping and something like that.
When I start to develop something, I was using Chrome but with the problem of RAM that he has, I switched to Firefox when Quantum came out.
Before I start using Chrome to my diary tasks, I was using Vivaldi who works on Chromium. Has a lot of interesting features, like save our current session with all your tabs and use it later when I want it. But, with that features, comes a lot of issues. Don't start well, sometimes comes slower, some pages don't load correctly. . . even most of the embedded videos don't play well.
Talking about RAM has his own solutions, sleeps the tabs when you want to save a smaller piece of RAM because even with that the process of the tab continues running in the background. Obviously, with less size.
I use Chrome on my desktop and Safari on my iPhone.
I use Chrome because I like the way Chrome handles bookmarks the best and they also support ES 2015 Modules and HTML Imports
I use Safari on iOS because every other browser is also WebKit under the hood on iOS and I like the deep integration from within the operating system with the browser. Although as a web-dev, dealing with Safari can be a pain, but I like that I have it since I know what to change so I can ease that pain as much as I can for whoever uses my sites.
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I use Chrome on desktop, as well as on my iPhone. It's a handy setup as it syncs my searches across mobile/desktop, pulls info in from gMail, etc. I'm also a fan of the "Peoples" system on Desktop which really helps my workflow as I transition between working on personal vs. work tasks.
At the same time, I'm a bit wary of entrusting absolutely everything to Google. I use Firefox as a back-up browser on Desktop, and am considering flipping over full-time.
What browser(s) do you use?
I switched from Chrome to Firefox when quantum came out, so on my Mac it's Firefox > Safari > Chrome now. Chrome hogs that RAM! Also it's good to support Mozilla + generally keep a diverse setup. But I use them all for app testing.
On mobile I use Firefox Focus, which you might think would be super-limiting but I find that it really is perfect for keeping me from walking around staring at my phone.
Vivaldi. Based on Chromium so it can use the same plugins, but super customizable. Tabs on the left are amazing.
Out of curiosity, what kind of customizations have you actually made? I ask because I personally find customizability appealing at a theoretical level but often don't actually end up making any meaningful use of that ability.
Something like this:
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I mean, bear in mind that I run Arch voluntarily. But the most I've done to Vivaldi itself is a color scheme. The biggest change to how I use the browser is via surfingkeys.
And so are stacked tabs ! :D
I use Chrome mostly because of dev tools; but I hate the way it hogs memory. I like the new FF Quantum and use it frequently; but I'm not ready to switch yet. I also use Beaker because I really like the project and am keeping up with the progress as it goes along. I would like to use the extensibility of Beaker to integrate some of my workflow like presentations, sharing prototypes, code collab and just some fun stuff like games (P2P).
On my iPhone I use chrome as well.
I avoid Safari whenever possible.
I've been using Firefox for more than 6 years straight and I'm not ready to switch any time soon. I also strongly dislike the "chrome only" trend some websites are adopting. Browser monopoly doesn't look like a good thing to me.
Chrome—mostly due to familiarity and no strong reasons to change from a devtools perspective.
I've been using Firefox for ~5 years on Desktop and ~3 months on my Android phone. Even before the Quantum era, when it was not that fast, I felt like I should stick to the Mozilla's baby because they do some great stuff for the Internet. I still follow this principle though I have other browsers (Chrome, IE and Edge) to test my projects.
Work -> Chrome on Windows Laptop, and Firefox on the Linux Dev VM. This is mostly due to Safari being not available on both platforms.
Personal -> Safari on Mac, Safari on iPhone/iPad
I keep Chrome on my personal devices to sync bookmarks across work and personal devices.
I use chrome as my main browser. I usually use him to do something lighter like visit social media, do shopping and something like that.
When I start to develop something, I was using Chrome but with the problem of RAM that he has, I switched to Firefox when Quantum came out.
Before I start using Chrome to my diary tasks, I was using Vivaldi who works on Chromium. Has a lot of interesting features, like save our current session with all your tabs and use it later when I want it. But, with that features, comes a lot of issues. Don't start well, sometimes comes slower, some pages don't load correctly. . . even most of the embedded videos don't play well.
Talking about RAM has his own solutions, sleeps the tabs when you want to save a smaller piece of RAM because even with that the process of the tab continues running in the background. Obviously, with less size.
I use Chrome on my desktop and Safari on my iPhone.
I use Chrome because I like the way Chrome handles bookmarks the best and they also support ES 2015 Modules and HTML Imports
I use Safari on iOS because every other browser is also WebKit under the hood on iOS and I like the deep integration from within the operating system with the browser. Although as a web-dev, dealing with Safari can be a pain, but I like that I have it since I know what to change so I can ease that pain as much as I can for whoever uses my sites.