Running ESLint in Atom for Mozilla DevelopmentDue to some recent changes in the way that we use eslint to check that our coding style linting Mozilla source code in Atom has been broken…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | October 18, 2016
View jQuery and jQuery Live events in Firefox DevToolsA little while back we landed a feature that made it possible to interact with events from the markup panel of Firefox developer tools. A…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | August 28, 2014
View DOM Events in Firefox Developer ToolsI recently realized that support for inspection of DOM events is very poor in pretty much all developer tools. Having seen Opera Dragonflies…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | July 21, 2014
Firefox Developer Tools HighlighterWhen it comes to the Firefox Developer Tools Inspector one of our most common requests is that our highlighter should support box model…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | October 17, 2013
Debugging Thunderbird Using Firefox Developer ToolsI recently discovered that it is possible to use Firefox Developer Tools with Thunderbird. Philipp Kewisch has done a fantastic job of his…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | October 08, 2013
The History of FirebugWhen Joe Hewitt was seven years old his father wanted to become a computer programmer so he bought an IBM PCjr. Joe would often watch his…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | September 25, 2013
Why it is Awesome to Work for Mozilla?Since my post about what it is like to work as an engineer at Mozilla lots of people have asked about why I chose to work for Mozilla. I had…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | September 15, 2013
Bugzilla Tips, Hacks and EtiquetteEven after a few years working for Mozilla I still occasionally come across a Bugzilla tip that I don't know about. This post is a attempt…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | June 27, 2013
Disable JavaScript option now available in Firefox Developer ToolsAt the beginning of April Alex Limi decided that we should remove the Enable JavaScript checkbox from Firefox's preferences dialog. His…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | May 30, 2013
The Application Cache is no longer a DouchebagIf you have ever used the application cache you will probably be familiar with how easy it is to break offline functionality and how…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | May 05, 2013
Firefox DevTools APIHopefully, most of you are familiar with Firefox Developer Tools by now, if not then now is the time to get familiar! The DevTools Team…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | October 05, 2012
How well does your browser protect your privacy?Having downsized my home a couple of times in the last year it is no understatement to say I have urgent space issues. I have power tools…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | August 05, 2012
What is it like to work as an engineer at Mozilla?This question popped up on Quora recently. I have been working on the Developer Tools Team at Mozilla for over a year now and would love to…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | August 03, 2012
What is SOPA and why should you care?I have received a flood of emails today from people asking about what SOPA is and was surprised when I looked online and didn't see any…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | January 18, 2012
How Browsers WorkPreface Introduction The Browsers We Will Talk About The Browser's Main Functionality The Browser's High Level Structure Communication…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla, Browsers | October 29, 2011
New job at MozillaOkay, I have had the job now for over 3 months but I have really been neglecting my blog... after all, you all deserve to know about what we…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | July 26, 2011
Firefox 4, Not Just Another Version Number!So, it has been a long time coming, but I am sure that once you have experienced the awesome that the Mozilla developers have produced you…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | March 23, 2011
Firebug Inspector ImprovementsAlmost a year since I last posted, I can't believe it. I am no longer spending time working on Firebug Lite, but am spending my spare time…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla | July 10, 2010
Firebug Lite - Changes Q4 2008 - Q1 2009We have made a bunch of changes to Firebug Lite over the last few months and it is about time we shared them with you. For those that don't…Mike Ratcliffe | Mozilla, Firebug | May 05, 2009