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Technical Articles
Profiling Script with the Developer ToolsThe Internet Explorer 8 Developer Tools provide a built-in script profiler that enables you to profile the Microsoft JScript code running in Internet Explorer. This document outlines the high-level features of the script Profiler.
Discovering Internet Explorer Developer ToolsEvery installation of Internet Explorer 8 comes with the Developer Tools. This tool enables Web site developers to quickly debug Microsoft JScript, investigate a behavior specific to Internet Explorer, or iterate rapidly to prototype a new design or try solutions to a problem on-the-fly. This article introduces you to key features of the Developer Tools.
Developer Tools TutorialsThese tutorials will help you to better understand how the Developer Tools work. A starting Web page is provided, and each tutorial is focused on solving a problem to make the Web page better.
Debugging Script with the Developer ToolsThe Developer Tools feature of Internet Explorer 8 offers a built-in, lightweight Microsoft JScript debugger that enables developers to set breakpoints and to step through client-side JScript code without leaving the browser. This document outlines the high-level features of the JScript debugger.
Debugging HTML and CSS with the Developer ToolsInternet Explorer 8 provides enhanced Developer Tools to help you research and resolve HTML-, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)-, and Microsoft JScript-related problems. This article is focused on the HTML and CSS tools of the Developer Tools.
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How Do I? Videos
Circular Memory Leak DetectionIn this video, Matt Hester discusses Internet Explorer 8’s memory management improvements that will lessen the effects of memory leaks created by circular references between Microsoft Jscript objects and Document Object Model (DOM) objects.
Debugging JavaScriptIn this video, Matt Hester shows Internet Explorer 8’s built-in developer tools and how to use them to effectively debug JavaScript.
Internet Explorer 8 Developer Series OverviewIn this video, Matt Hester describes the main topics covered in the video series, including CSS 2.1 and 3.0 features, HTML 5, Native JSON, Selectors, AJAX Navigation and Developer tools.
JavaScript ProfilerIn this video, Matt Hester demonstrates Internet Explorers 8’s built-in JavaScript profiler, allowing developers to improve and streamline their JS-based applications.
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IE Team Blog Posts
Developer Tools in Internet Explorer 8Introduction to the new developer tools for IE8. This entry describes the new tools that provide an integrated and simple-to-use visual interface to the platform, enabling fast experimentation.
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