title: Chrome dev tools crashing when debugging JS
body: <p>Been googling around a bit for the last week or two and haven't come up with any leads.</p>
  
  <p>I believe this started ever since the latest major chrome web browser update, from 68 to 69. (currently on version 69.0.3497.100 )</p>
  
  <p>Basically, when I'm using the chrome dev tools and debugging some javascript, the browser crashes when I begin typing a variable name into the console. I'll get a character or two in and then <strong>bam</strong>, the whole thing crashes.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/J1Oqc.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/J1Oqc.png" alt="dev tools crash warning"></a></p>
  
  <p>I'll close the browser, reopen it and still crashes immediately when typing in the console. Sometimes there are a few hours in between episodes, but this has been a persistent issue for too long and is severely impacting my ability as a developer.</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>