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Charles vs Javascript Debugger (Venkman)

A side-by-side look at Charles and Javascript Debugger (Venkman). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Charles

Charles

Development

Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).

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Javascript Debugger (Venkman)

Javascript Debugger (Venkman)

Development

Venkman is an open-source JavaScript debugger developed by Mozilla. It provides features like setting breakpoints, stepping through code, inspecting objects, and profiling JavaScript execution.

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