Best Browser for Web Development

Unlike the early 2000’s and late 90’s our choice of best browser has increased a lot, from Firefox to Chrome, from Internet Explorer to Safari and the lesser known Opera and so on. This amount of choice is good for consumers as they get to pick the exact best browser that matches their preference, unfortunately this adds another layer of complexity to a Web Developers job as they must compensate and ensure that their website displays correctly in all the major browsers. Thankfully, the W3C has put specific standards on HTML, CSS and more to help Web Designers. This however can be completely negated when a popular enough browser simply ignores these standards and does its own thing, forcing developers to put specific rules to deal with these browsers. The worst offender of course was old versions of Internet Explorer, although thankfully the developers have adopted the latest standards and Internet Explorer has become a far better browser unfortunately its reputation may be forever tarnished.

All the major browsers offer some sort of developer tools, and all support a variety of extensions to increase this functionality if the default isn’t enough. Since the early 2000’s the web browser competition has increased vastly and all the main browsers compete to offer the latest features and standards to gain an advantage over the competition, this is good for both consumers AND web developers as it the latest web features are excellent. In the end, the developer tools are quite adequate on most browsers, and it comes down to personal preference on what you end up using. Some Web Designers prefer Firefox, some Chrome and some even like Internet Explorer, and diversity of choice is always a good thing.