web_developer.txt +-- Assignment: web developer tools, view HTTP traffic Learn how to use your browser's web developer tools to view HTTP traffic between your browser and a web server. If you use Firefox, you must download and install Firebug. For other browsers, the tools are built in. Instructions for each browser are here: Firefox, Firebug Net Panel http://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Net_Panel Google Chrome Developer Tools http://code.google.com/chrome/devtools/docs/network.html Safari Web Developer Tools http://developer.apple.com/library/safari/#documentation/appleapplications/Conceptual/Safari_Developer_Guide/2SafariDeveloperTools/SafariDeveloperTools.html IE9 Developer Tools (also works for IE8 -?) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg130952%28v=vs.85%29.aspx Optional: learn how to use the curl tool to download web pages and view HTTP headers from the command line. curl comes installed on the Mac, you may have to download and install it on Windows and some Linux distributions. Downloads and documentation at: http://curl.haxx.se/