We get it alright. You love Firefox and found some cool plugins, but wait, you also have a blog? Maybe you should make a top “insert number here” Firefox add-ons for “insert some generic profession, hobby or use here”. You already did you say? GTFO out of the Internet, you are no blogger sir, nor will you ever be by making these pathetic search engine baiting girly lists.
I am a StumbleUpon user and on a daily basis I am subject to maybe 5 or 6, “25 Best Firefox Add-ons For Web Developers and Designers” lists informing me of “must have” add-ons. Lets sum this up and make it clear to you brain-dead bloggers who keep writing these lists, 97% of the people you’re writing these lists for do not care and have already heard of these marvellous extensions because they have been around since forever.
If you’re a web developer or designer, I am going to assume 99.9% of you use Firefox, and know what the good and useful Firefox extensions are. Web developers already know about Firebug and I mean ALL OF THEM, yet you continue to add it to your list like it’s something new and magical that nobody has ever heard of before.
I cannot imagine a conversation like the following ever occurring:
Web developer #1: Hey dude, you heard of Firebug for Firefox? It’s a cool extension that lets you debug, edit and make live code changes to your XHTML, JavaScript and CSS. It has all kinds of other features, including child plugins like PixelPerfect and FirePHP that let you debug your PHP code and overlay web designs on the site you’re working on to make sure it’s perfect.
Web developer #2: Oh, wow! Really? I have never heard of Firefox or any of those things you mentioned before, is it free? Do you think I will like it? I think I must try all of them, they sound so awesome.
Write about something interesting and worthwhile, save the lists for shopping and tasks. Or die in a horrific car accident.
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