Browser Extensions vs Bookmarklets

Developers should learn browser extensions to create tools that enhance productivity, automate tasks, or add custom features to websites for personal or client use meets developers should learn bookmarklets for quick prototyping, debugging, and automating repetitive web tasks, such as form filling, dom manipulation, or scraping data during development. Here's our take.

Browser Extensions

Nice Pick

Developers should learn browser extensions to create tools that enhance productivity, automate tasks, or add custom features to websites for personal or client use

Pros

• Common use cases include ad-blockers, password managers, developer tools for debugging, and integrations with third-party services like note-taking apps or social media platforms
• Related to: javascript, html

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Bookmarklets

Developers should learn bookmarklets for quick prototyping, debugging, and automating repetitive web tasks, such as form filling, DOM manipulation, or scraping data during development

Pros

• They are useful for testing web applications by injecting scripts to simulate user interactions or check performance without complex setups
• Related to: javascript, dom-manipulation

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Browser Extensions if: You want common use cases include ad-blockers, password managers, developer tools for debugging, and integrations with third-party services like note-taking apps or social media platforms and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Bookmarklets if: You prioritize they are useful for testing web applications by injecting scripts to simulate user interactions or check performance without complex setups over what Browser Extensions offers.

The Bottom Line

Browser Extensions wins

Developers should learn browser extensions to create tools that enhance productivity, automate tasks, or add custom features to websites for personal or client use