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= Welcome = | = Welcome = | ||
== About us == | |||
Glad you're interested in helping with MDN. [https://developer.mozilla.org Mozilla Developer Network] empowers developers to build a better web | Glad you're interested in helping with MDN. [https://developer.mozilla.org Mozilla Developer Network] empowers developers to build a better web to serve the greater good for everyone. To that end, the MDN community provides documentation, technology demos, and promotes developer resources and events. As Mozilla's primary developer engagement site, our work is critical - advocating for open web technologies to fellow developers who drive the direction of the Internet. | ||
As you get involved, please reach out to us with any questions: | As you get involved, please reach out to us with any questions: | ||
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== IRC == | == IRC == | ||
We're in #mdn on irc.mozilla.org. | We're in #mdn on irc.mozilla.org. groovecoder and lorchard can help you get started. Just send a groovecoder: or lorchard: message and we should see get a notification even if we're not immediately available. Or you can email us ... | ||
== email == | == email == | ||
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If you're more comfortable with email, you can email lcrouch at mozilla dot com or lorchard at mozilla dot com. We get lots of mail but we'll try to respond quickly. | If you're more comfortable with email, you can email lcrouch at mozilla dot com or lorchard at mozilla dot com. We get lots of mail but we'll try to respond quickly. | ||
= Why MDN? = | == Why MDN? == | ||
Mozilla has [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Websites hundreds of websites]. Here's why you want to work on MDN: | Mozilla has [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Websites hundreds of websites]. Here's why you want to work on MDN: | ||
* You'll develop the website for a high-profile web company promoting open web development. | * You'll develop the website for a high-profile web company promoting open web development. It's like web development^3 all up in here. | ||
* Cred - you'll show up on our [https://developer.mozilla.org/humans.txt humans.txt] file! | * Cred - you'll show up on our [https://developer.mozilla.org/humans.txt humans.txt] file! | ||
* (Possibly) swag - we're hooked up with the development engagement team and they often give out shirts, stickers, bags, sometimes even an android phone! | * (Possibly) swag - we're hooked up with the development engagement team and they often give out shirts, stickers, bags, sometimes even an android phone! | ||
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The MDN team uses a type of Agile/Scrum development process. We run 3-week "sprints" with overlapping dev/QA time so we can push code every 2 weeks. Each sprint is a milestone in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=Mozilla%20Developer%20Network our bugzilla product] - e.g., [http://mzl.la/mdn_11 MDN 1.1], [http://mzl.la/nUhfpK MDN 1.2], [http://mzl.la/n3mrVe MDN 1.3], etc. | The MDN team uses a type of Agile/Scrum development process. We run 3-week "sprints" with overlapping dev/QA time so we can push code every 2 weeks. Each sprint is a milestone in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=Mozilla%20Developer%20Network our bugzilla product] - e.g., [http://mzl.la/mdn_11 MDN 1.1], [http://mzl.la/nUhfpK MDN 1.2], [http://mzl.la/n3mrVe MDN 1.3], etc. | ||
For the most part, community contributors won't have to worry about our sprints, but you should at least be aware of them so you know when you contributions will land on the production site! | |||
== Localization == | == Localization == | ||