Development environments for google-chrome-extension

Question

Currently I am coding my google-chrome-extensions using a combination of notepad and the chrome console. I am 100% sure that there is a better way of programming these extensions. What environments are people using?

Answer 1

I'm using Notepad++ which works beautifully.

You might consider trying the crossrider beta to build cross-browser extensions. I've found the experience on Chrome superb so far.