Christian Heilmann

What’s new in DevTools 108 video and blooper reel

Friday, December 16th, 2022 at 7:06 pm

Whenever we release a new (stable channel) version of Microsoft Edge, we also create a short video showing all the new features. This time in 108, it was my job to record it and it features my glorious flat and a Kurzgesagt hoodie.

What's new in Microsoft Edge 108 video in the browser developer tools

You can see it in the browser or on the Microsoft Edge YouTube channel .

The things I am covering are:

00:00 Introduction
00:09 Agenda
00:37 Improved navigation in Command Palette
01:08 High-contrast mode fixes
01:30 Disabled JavaScript warning
02:05 See inactive CSS properties
02:53 New documentation to create your own tools
03:58 WebDriver available on macOS on Apple M1
04:29 Use Detached Elements to find DOM leaks

It’s great to see the final product after post production, but to give you a glimpse on what’s happening behind the scenes, here is the outtake reel from my own recording :

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