I have been using Chrome Developer Tools (CDT) for the past couple of weeks to build a JavaScript debugger. Though you can debug JavaScript in Chrome browser itself, my requirement was such that I needed a debugger that runs outside Chrome and debugs pages running in Chrome. I found that Chrome Developer Tools provides a JavaScript debugger plugin for Eclipse. CDT has exposed Java APIs, if you want to build the debugger yourself. It also has exposed JavaScript APIs for its debugger.
So I first evaluated Eclipse plugin that CDT provides. Before I get to that plugin, here are some useful links about CDT –
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