Petition for a standalone Chome installer allowing DevMode

[Warren Baltz]

Many people were surprised that their DevMode no longer worked recently. I am one of them.  I am aware of Super Dev Mode. It's not always the answer.

After some digging I found that I can disable Chrome's auto update, but I still need an older version to install. Google has made it very difficult to get an older version. I understand their interest in security, stability and new features. But it feels like the rug was pulled out from under developers using DevMode.

If anyone else would like a standalone installer for an older Chrome that still allows DevMode, please leave a brief comment. I'd like this thread to get some attention quickly and hopefully provide some relief.  I have a major project derailed because of this change, and I imagine there are others like me. Time is critical here.  What do you say, Google?  Help a developer out?

[fenyoapa]

It is very needful, and not only on chrome but on latest FF.

[Thomas Broyer]

I think you're preaching to the chore, and I believe developers inside Google who are using GWT (Groups, AdWords, Docs, Wallet, etc.) feel your pain too as they suffer the Chrome team's choice as well.

Go talk to the Google Chrome guys instead (and get attention from other people using NPAPI plugins, not only only GWT DevMode). I'm afraid your message here is near to useless.

[Thomas Broyer]

On Friday, June 13, 2014 3:55:58 PM UTC+2, Thomas Broyer wrote:

I think you're preaching to the chore,

Oops! "choir", obviously!

(heh, what not being a native english speaker can make you say/right ;-) )

[John Jerger]

I am very reliant on the GWT DevMode plugin on Chrome Linux.  I have tried Super Dev Mode, and I do not find it nearly as useful as the standard DevMode.

[David Nouls]

It is a bit ironic but developping gwt apps is easiest on ie11 :)

But you can't stop progress. 

By focussing more on unit testing I no longer depend on DevMode. The only thing where I use it is when I am working on CSS or widget changes. But there SuperDevMode is just as helpful if the incremental compile is released and delivers a huge speed boost.

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