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| This page is the place to learn how to start contributing to the Firefox Developer Tools.
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| The Firefox Developer Tools are developed by the Mozilla community. We focus on building tools that make life easier for web, add-on and Firefox developers. We hope the information on this page will help you become an active member of our community! | |
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| If after reading this wiki page, you still aren't sure what your next steps are, [[#Communication|reach out to us on IRC]].
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| We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion, or similar personal characteristic. Our [http://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/devtools/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md code of conduct] sets the standards for behavior in all official DevTools forums.
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| == Communication ==
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| * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/FirefoxDevTools @FirefoxDevTools]
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| * Mailing list: [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-developer-tools dev-developer-tools]
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| * Blog (shared): [http://hacks.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Hacks]
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| * [[DevTools|Weekly phone calls]]
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| On top of that, we make heavy use of IRC chat in our day to day development. If you haven't used IRC before, check out the [[IRC|guide to getting started with IRC]].
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| We hang out in the '''#devtools''' channel at irc://irc.mozilla.org/devtools
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| If you have questions about a specific part of the code, here are some good people to ping:
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| * '''about:debugging''': jdescottes, ochameau
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| * '''Animation Inspector''': gl, pbro, daisuke
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| * '''Canvas Debugger''': <unmaintained>
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| * '''Console''': bgrins, nchevobbe
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| * '''Debugger''': jlast
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| * '''Developer Toolbar''': jwalker, mikeratcliffe
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| * '''DOM''': honza
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| * '''Framework: Browser integration, toolbox and test infrastructure''': jryans, bgrins, ochameau, honza
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| * '''Inspector''': gl, pbro, zer0, jdescottes, tromey
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| * '''JSON Viewer''': honza
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| * '''Memory''': gregtatum
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| * '''Network Monitor''': honza, rickychien, gasolin
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| * '''Performance''': gregtatum
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| * '''Remote protocol and server infrastructure''': jryans, ochameau
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| * '''Responsive Design Mode''': jryans, zer0
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| * '''Scratchpad''': jdescottes
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| * '''Shader Editor''': <unmaintained>
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| * '''Style Editor''': gl
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| * '''Storage Inspector''': mikeratcliffe
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| * '''Themes''': bgrins, ntim
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| * '''Web Audio Editor''': <unmaintained>
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| * '''WebIDE''': jryans, ochameau
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| == Reporting Bugs and Requesting Features ==
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| To report a bug/usability papercut/smaller feature/etc, [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Firefox&component=Developer%20Tools file a bug in the Developer Tools component] on Mozilla's Bugzilla.
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| Please be aware that we have a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html Bugzilla Etiquette].
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| If you have an idea for a new feature, you can [[#Communication|post it to the mailing list]] or discuss on the [https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/c/devtools DevTools Discourse category]
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| == Mentored and Good First Bugs ==
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| The [http://firefox-dev.tools/ firefox-dev.tools] site can help you find good first bugs and/or mentored bugs.
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| If you want to pick one of these up, feel free to ask for help in attacking the bug right in the bug itself, in [[#Communication|#devtools on irc.mozilla.org, or on the dev-developer-tools mailing list]]!
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| One more useful link: [https://bugzil.la/comp%3A%22Developer%20Tools%22 all open developer tools bugs] might have other items you'd find interesting to work on.
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| Don't hesitate to ask to be mentored even on bugs that don't have a mentor assigned yet.
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| [[Category:New Contributor Landing Page]]
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| == Working on the code ==
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| If you are ready to get the source code and start working on it, check out our [[DevTools/Hacking|guide to working on DevTools]].
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