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Great tool for web development
February 29, 2020

Great tool for web development

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Chrome DevTools

Chrome DevTools is being used by a few development departments in the organization. In our team, we used it for a few purposes:
1. To examine the DOM of a web app.
2. Aid development of web apps: check the API requests and response.
3. Performance analysis: use the performance tool to analyze the bottleneck of the app.
  • The "inspect" tool is very convenient. It can show the DOM structure interactively.
  • The performance analysis tool is very comprehensive. Easy to spot bottleneck.
  • The console is very handy for ad-hoc JavaScript running.
  • In the "Element" section, when mouse-over an element, the corresponding part in the web will be highlighted. It is sometimes annoying as the mouse moves around.
  • It greatly improves the development time and efforts.
  • It decreases the chance of having unexpected behaviour by visualising the web interactions.
  • No negative impact.
I have tried Firefox DevTools. It has similar functionality with Chrome DevTools.
No supporting was needed during my usage. I give the mark based on my impression of Google.

Do you think Chrome DevTools delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Chrome DevTools's feature set?

Yes

Did Chrome DevTools live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Chrome DevTools go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Chrome DevTools again?

Yes

Chrome DevTools is excellent for a few scenarios:
1. Web development
During web development, the "Elements" tool is very good for inspecting the frontend appearance of the web site. The "Network" tool is very good for inspecting whether the requests and responses go as expected.

2. Monitoring the behaviour and performance after a web app is created
The "Performance" tool can show the behaviour and bottleneck very easily.