Is there something like “Firebug for IE” (for debugging JavaScript)?

Question

I\'m trying to fix some JavaScript bugs. Firebug makes debugging these issues a lot easier when working in Firefox, but what do you do when the code works fine on Firefox bu

Answer 1

I'm guessing this question was posted before the IE8 final came out, according tho some of the answers.

These days, IE8's inbuilt Developer Tools are great; and while the JS debugging isn't as useful as Visual Studio the Dev Tools in general much better than Firebug in my opinion. Between that and the Compatibility View Browser Mode I can handle all my IE6 development needs.

Answer 2

Firebug lite doesn't work too well for me. The Developer Toolbar just isn't good enough. There really is no great solution.

Answer 3

Visual Studio 2008 can do JavaScript debugging, you have to go to IE's Tools->Internet Options->Advanced and uncheck 'Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer)' in order for the browser to bubble up the errors it detects.

Once you're in Visual Studio you basically have it's entire debugging arsenal at your disposal. It's not as integrated as Firebug, but it is way better than anything we used to have.

Answer 4

If you're a serious Front-end Developer, give AJAX Edition a test run:

http://www.compuware.com/application-performance-management/ajax-performance-testing.html

It's a free tool that allows users’ to understand what is causing performance and functional-related problems in modern AJAX/web Applications.