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If they don't know what Firebug is, they're not versed in the tools of the trade. You should consider that to be a very serious red flag about working with them.

(Edited for tone)

Most developers I've met have both installed, and wouldn't think twice if you said "I'm better with Firebug, do you mind if we switch browsers?"

So what if you are the black sheep of the shed?

Rejection for bad culture fit.

I thought that was only applicable if you weren't young, white, and male?

<strainedmetaphor>Gotta get into the shed before you can be the black sheep.</strainedmetaphor>

I thought that shed was for storing bikes, not sheep.

its like being on yahoo mail when gmail happened or having a new ibm when mac pros happened or doing php when ruby happened, or.. you get the drift.

So everyone like to be on the loop for the sake of being in the loop and not for practical reasons, that is golden!