I feel where you’re coming from.
Instead of switching between views, I encourage multiple tabs.
To use Firebase studio effectively, I have three window open at all times.
- Live Public Preview of App
- Prototype view with developer tools on console pinned to the right side.
- Code view with terminal open and toggle between output window for server logs.
I would like to have the preview window work so that I could just use the bottom two windows listed above. But it would be even better if the prototyper was integrated into code view, like the Agent is in Replit.
I also have the community forums and my live production site open, so we’re at 5 tabs on average.
I recommend using code view and becoming familiar with it, because while rapid prototyping and development is easy with the prototyper, without a CI/CD pipeline and command line comfort, you will experience blockers when attempting to publish your app.