I’ve written about Firefox Plugins before, but since then I’ve made a few more discoveries.

• Firebug (author) - Joe Hewitt author the great DOM inspector wrote what has become the #1 must have for any AJAX dev. Firebug combines the best of Console2, Venkman, and the DOM inspector into a single extension. The console also adds the ability to trace the request/response of each XHR request on the page. Set break points with a simple debugger; statement.
  

  FireBug lets you explore the far corners of the DOM by keyboard or mouse. All of the tools you need to poke, prod, and monitor your JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax are brought together into one seamless experience, including a debugger, error console, command line, and a variety of fun inspectors.

• Tamper Data - Just like Firebug has replaced Venkman, Console2, and the DOM inspector; Tamper Data is the new LiveHTTPHeaders. It provides a similar ability as the Live HTTP Headers extension but adds a much better UI for viewing each browser request. It also adds the ability to graph over time the requests made be each page you inspect. Finally it adds the ability to *tamper* with the requests/responses that it inspects. This is handy when seeing how a new web service or server reacts went sent a slightly different request.
  

  Use tamperdata to view and modify HTTP/HTTPS headers and post parameters.

  Trace and time http response/requests.

  Security test web applications by modifying POST parameters.

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