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Debugging JavaScript in the browser
When developing with JavaScript a lot of what you’re building isn’t immediately visible. Most of the processes you write will operate silently under the hood of the browser. Having a tangible grasp on what’s going on in the background is key to understanding what you’re building and the effect your approach is having regardless of how simple or complex the system is.
Modern browsers offer a suite of built-in development tools to inspect what’s going on and we’ll talk about a few common ways to debug the runtime environment of the web browser