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Comment by zanny | Hacker News Reader

80% of HN is using Chrome? That is unexpected. I'd figure if Firefox would be popular anywhere, it would be here where I would imagine most people run the aurora builds (at least, I do).

The number has been mentioned to be wrong, and it is. I have Aurora 17.0a2 on Ubuntu 64 bit, which is 9 days old.

The OS numbers also seem off, saying 54% of HN is browsing from OSX but 0% from any Linux?

The facebook numbers seem strange. 45% are using Safari but 75% are using Windows. I really don't think 20% of those page views are from Windows users running Safari.

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Let's face it, Firefox has been pretty popular among developers because of Firebug but given the rapid development of the Chrome Developer Tools there should be no wonder that's not the case anymore.

Just because you use a browser for webdev doesn't mean you use it for browsing. In fact, I like the idea of separating the two.

Most of the devs I know use one browser for everything and IE for testing. I take it you use FF for dev because of Firebug and Web Developer Toolbar and Chrome for browsing and personal stuff?

No, the opposite.

Out of curiosity, why's that? Why do you need a browser for dev and a different one for actually browsing the web?

I like the Chrome Developer Tools, but prefer Firefox's customizability for my personal use. I can install things like Vimperator/Pterodactl for Vim-like surfing, things like Ghostery to block monitoring sites, etc. Also, the high level of customization in my Firefox profile makes it unsuitable for testing sites.

Well true, Chrome was always the best for browsing, and Firefox for developing, but now that Chrome's web tools kicks Firefoxes ass, you can use Chrome for both :) Or just separate it, Canary for development, and stable/beta/dev for browsing :)

Firefox seems to have gotten worse. Look at the "inspect element" horribleness, and the ridiculous 3d inspector thing.

The Chrome developer tools blow all others away.

I agree that Firefox's new built-in web inspector is bad ATM but I don't think it's wise for you to make such a powerful statement when you seem to have forgotten(?) about Firebug.

My own analysis of 21,000 HN visits a month ago had Chrome usage at 63% and 10% on Linux.

http://www.dangrossman.info/2012/08/21/what-hacker-news-user...

Why do some people use .org instead of .com ?

Why do some people use .com instead of .org ?

Why do sites not redirect to ONE!? :(

I understand having multiple domain extensions, but please point them all to one!

Why not .net ?

HN is also the only one that shows Linux at all.

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