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Add section to debugging.md to explain that you can also use IDEs to debug
In firefox-devtools/vscode-firefox-debug#393 I've found out, that the possibility of debugging extensions using an external program is not even mentioned at all here. I guess at least such a minimal version like this would be useful. The way how to do it is then documented there.
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For more details, see [Testing persistent and restart features](/documentation/develop/testing-persistent-and-restart-features/).
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## Debugging with an external development environment (IDE)
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You can also debug your extension using an external integrated development environment (IDE).
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For more details, see their respective documentation pages, e.g. [here is the one of the extension for Visual Studio Code (VSCode)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=firefox-devtools.vscode-firefox-debug).
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{% endcapture %}
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{% include modules/one-column.liquid,
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id: "debugging-browser-restarts"

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