🦊 Firefox Nightly 🔥 now supports WebSocket Inspection! It has been a really exciting summer working to support WebSocket Inspection for Firefox as this is a feature that many developers have been requesting over the years.
I am very thankful for this opportunity as I was given ownership to implement the WebSocket Inspector from scratch until it is production-ready. Throughout the process, I got to learn from different experts in the team, gaining the knowledge needed to deliver success for the project. They include:
- Knowing how Firefox Developer Tools communicate with the browser through the Remote Debugging Protocol (RDP)
- Extending the React/Redux architecture of the Network Panel in Firefox Developer Tools
- Working with DOM elements and modern APIs e.g. Intersection Observer
- Improving web performance through lazy lo