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== Current Projects == | == Current Projects == | ||
* Web Components and Templates ( | * Web Components and Templates (Potch, Sole) | ||
** Brick -- UI components for apps | ** Brick -- UI components for apps | ||
** mortar -- templates for building apps | ** mortar -- templates for building apps | ||
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** Podcasts -- a podcast client for Firefox OS | ** Podcasts -- a podcast client for Firefox OS | ||
** BuddyUp -- a concept for receiving (consumer) help/support on the phone from volunteers | ** BuddyUp -- a concept for receiving (consumer) help/support on the phone from volunteers | ||
* Libraries | |||
** [http://github.com/mozilla/localforage localForage] -- a convenience library for async data storage across platforms, with localStorage fallback | |||
** [https://github.com/mozilla/node-firefox-app-validator-manifest Webapp manifest validator] -- a reusable module to test a webapp manifest for validity | |||
*** Upcoming: static code validator for common apps rules such as CSP | |||
* Cross-functional projects (rory, tofumatt) | * Cross-functional projects (rory, tofumatt) | ||
** [https://ecosystem.etherpad.mozilla.org/devrecs Developer Recommendations] -- Strong recommendations for web developers to make better apps | ** [https://ecosystem.etherpad.mozilla.org/devrecs Developer Recommendations] -- Strong recommendations for web developers to make better apps | ||
*** [https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/document/d/1jB263y_LFb40ZDTbj2UlTsNXrNzeMhXIImYUw-aQlnY/edit Offline Initiative] -- an initiative to improve the state of offline capability in apps | *** [https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/document/d/1jB263y_LFb40ZDTbj2UlTsNXrNzeMhXIImYUw-aQlnY/edit Offline Initiative] -- an initiative to improve the state of offline capability in apps | ||
** toolchain integration with [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/06/webide-lands-in-nightly/ WebIDE] | ** toolchain integration with [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/06/webide-lands-in-nightly/ WebIDE] | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 8 July 2014
This is a project overview for the Apps Engineering team.
Current Projects
- Web Components and Templates (Potch, Sole)
- Brick -- UI components for apps
- mortar -- templates for building apps
- Cross-Platform tools (Piotr, Rodrigo, jweathersby)
- PhoneGap / Apache Cordova integration -- cross-platform apps development framework
- Showcase Apps (Sole, Jen, tofumatt, et al)
- around -- a cross-platform Foursquare client
- Podcasts -- a podcast client for Firefox OS
- BuddyUp -- a concept for receiving (consumer) help/support on the phone from volunteers
- Libraries
- localForage -- a convenience library for async data storage across platforms, with localStorage fallback
- Webapp manifest validator -- a reusable module to test a webapp manifest for validity
- Upcoming: static code validator for common apps rules such as CSP
- Cross-functional projects (rory, tofumatt)
- Developer Recommendations -- Strong recommendations for web developers to make better apps
- Offline Initiative -- an initiative to improve the state of offline capability in apps
- toolchain integration with WebIDE
- Developer Recommendations -- Strong recommendations for web developers to make better apps
Quarterly Goals
(Overarching Marketplace/Apps group goals are maintained by Rick Fant et al. The following goals align with those global initiatives, but are much more detailed and specific to the Apps Engineering group.)
Previous Quarters/Projects
- Check out the Wiki history
Tentative projects/ideas
Reach out to the Apps Engineering team in person or on IRC to discuss!