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Webdev is a loosely affiliated group of developers across the Mozilla Project who make web sites and services. We make the inter-tubes happen by working on servers, clients and services.

Not quite a quine.

Why Webdev?

Mozilla is known for making Firefox, but it turns out we also make a ton of websites, web services, etc. There is no one team that handles all of this; there are contributors in every area of the community, paid staff and volunteers, who all do something that could be considered "Web Development". There's a lot of good reasons for having a Webdev group, from supporting contribution to knowledge-sharing.

How can I join?

There's no criteria for joining Webdev, but you can (and should!) introduce yourself or ask a question via any of our communication channels:

What does Webdev do?

So we have a group. But what do we do?

Projects

People in the Webdev group work on a lot of Mozilla websites, such as:

Libraries

We also maintain a bunch of libraries to make web development easier. A few examples include:

Nunjucks, a JavaScript templating engine.
localForage, a simple API for asynchronous storage.
sweet.js, Hygienic macros for JavaScript.
Mortar, a collection of Open Web App templates.
django-browserid, a library for hooking up Persona authentication to a Django site.
tower, an L10n library to add some functionality to Jinja
ElasticUtils, an iterative API for building Elasticsearch searches
And many more!

Events

We also host a few regular events / meetings to share news and cool projects:

The Webdev Extavaganza, a monthly meeting to share news about web development across the Project.
Beer and Tell, a monthly meeting to show off side-projects you've been working on (beer optional).

Events Calendar

Documentation

The world would be a darker place without documentation. We try to maintain documentation to help uphold common standards of quality and document things common to every group in Webdev:

The WebDev Bootcamp, which includes:
- A collection of links to useful guides and tools for Git (and GitHub).
- A JavaScript style guide.
- A CSS style guide.
- A bunch of unfinished TODOs.

Spread the word!

We like sharing info with the rest of the world, and like getting feedback from the rest of the world too! That's why we run a few broadcast channels for talking about what we do:

How can I help?

If you're interested in helping the Webdev group out, there's tons of things you can do:

Contribute to one of our projects or libraries.
Ask or answer a question on our mailing list.
Show off your side-project at our monthly Beer and Tell.

If you're not sure what to do, send us an email and tell us about yourself and what you might be interested in. We're happy to help!

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-= Teams =
+[[File:Webdev_code.png|frame|Not quite a quine.]]
-{{#lst:Webdev/DevEcosystem|summary}}<br>
-{{#lst:Webtools|summary}}<br>
-{{#lst:Community Platforms|summary}}<br>
-* [[AMO|AMO]]
+Webdev is a loosely affiliated group of developers across the Mozilla Project who make web sites and services. We make the inter-tubes happen by working on servers, clients and services.
-* Community Platforms
-** [[MDN|MDN]]
-** [[Support|SUMO]]
-** [[Firefox/Input|Input]]
-* [[Webdev/DevEcosystem|Web Developer Ecosystem]]
-* [[Webdev/Web_Production|Web Production]]
-* Webtools - [[Socorro]], [[Elmo]], [[Perfomatic]]
-= Projects =
+== Why Webdev? ==
-{| class="fullwidth-table"
+Mozilla is known for making Firefox, but it turns out we also make a '''ton''' of websites, web services, etc. There is no one team that handles all of this; there are contributors in every area of the community, paid staff and volunteers, who all do something that could be considered "Web Development". There's a lot of [[Webdev/Goals|good reasons for having a Webdev group]], from supporting contribution to knowledge-sharing.
-| style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''Project Name'''
-| style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''Description'''
-| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''Primary Contact'''
-|-
-|
-|
-|
-|}
-Here is a list of documented webtools/websites.  If they don't have any documentation, feel free to add it.
+== How can I join? ==
+There's no criteria for joining Webdev, but you can (and should!) introduce yourself or ask a question via any of our communication channels:
-* [[AMO|addons.mozilla.org (AMO)]]
+* [[IRC|#webdev on irc.mozilla.org]]
-* [[Update:Remora|Remora]]
+* [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webdev dev-webdev@lists.mozilla.org Mailing List]
-* [[Bouncer|Bouncer]]
+* [[Webdev/Meetings|The monthly Webdev Extravaganza]]
-* [[AUS|AUS / AUS2]]
-* [[Webtools:UninstallSurvey|Uninstall Survey]]
-* [[Kubla|Kubla]]
-* Tinderbox
-* Bugzilla
-* LXR
-* [[Support|SUMO]]
-* [[Perfomatic|Graph Server]]
-* [[Spreadfirefox|Spreadfirefox]]
-* [[mozilla.com]]
-* mozilla.org
-* communitystore.mozilla.org
-* [[Webdev:Cesium| Cesium]]
-* [[Websites:Mozilla_Service_Week|Mozilla Service Week]]
-* [[Labs/Personas|Personas]]
-* [[Plugins:PluginDirectory]]
-* [[Partnering:Projects:BYOB]]
-* [[Websites/Snippets|about:home Snippets]]
-= Get Involved =
+= What does Webdev do? =
-* [[Webdev/GetInvolved|Getting Involved with Webdev]]
+So we have a group. But what do we ''do''?
-= Talks & Presentations =
+== Projects ==
-* See [[Webdev:Talks]].
+People in the Webdev group work on a lot of Mozilla websites, such as:
-* [[Webdev/Offsites/2012|2012 Offsite Recap]]
-= Releases =
+* [[Websites/Mozilla.org|www.mozilla.org]]
-See [[Webdev:Releases]]
+* [[AMO|addons.mozilla.org]]
+* [[Support|support.mozilla.org]]
+* [[MDN|developer.mozilla.org]]
+* And '''100s''' of others!
-= Meetings =
+== Libraries ==
-* [[Webdev:Meetings:2012|2012 Webdev Meetings]]
+We also maintain a bunch of libraries to make web development easier. A few examples include:
-* [[Webdev:Meetings:2011|2011 Webdev Meetings]]
-* [[Webdev:Meetings:2010|2010 Webdev Meetings]]
-* [[Webdev:Meetings:2009|2009 Webdev Meetings]]
-* [[Webdev:Meetings:2008|2008 Webdev Meetings]]
-= Resources =
+* [https://github.com/mozilla/nunjucks Nunjucks], a JavaScript templating engine.
+* [https://github.com/mozilla/localForage localForage], a simple API for asynchronous storage.
+* [https://github.com/mozilla/sweet.js sweet.js], Hygienic macros for JavaScript.
+* [https://github.com/mozilla/mortar Mortar], a collection of Open Web App templates.
+* [https://github.com/mozilla/django-browserid django-browserid], a library for hooking up [https://login.persona.org/ Persona] authentication to a Django site.
+* [https://github.com/clouserw/tower tower], an L10n library to add some functionality to Jinja
+* [https://github.com/mozilla/elasticutils ElasticUtils], an iterative API for building Elasticsearch searches
+* [https://github.com/mozilla And many more!]
-== Getting Started ==
+== Events ==
-* [http://mozweb.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ Webdev Bootcamp]
+We also host a few regular events / meetings to share news and cool projects:
-== Standards ==
+* [[Webdev/Meetings|The Webdev Extavaganza]], a monthly meeting to share news about web development across the Project.
-* [[Webdev:IE8|IE8 compliance]]
+* [[Webdev/Beer_And_Tell|Beer and Tell]], a monthly meeting to show off side-projects you've been working on (beer optional).
-* [[Webdev:WAI-ARIA|WAI-ARIA support]]
-* [[Webdev:WCAG2|WCAG 2.0 compliance]]
-* [[Webdev:Design Gotchas| Common design 'gotchas']]
-* [[WebDev:FrontendCodeStandards|Front End Code Standards]]
-== Best Practices ==
+=== Events Calendar ===
-*[[Webdev:Security|Security Best Practices]]
-*[[Webtools:CVS Guidelines|CVS Guidelines]]
-*[[Webtools:SVN Patch Guidelines|SVN Patch Guidelines]]
-*[[Webtools:SVN Guidelines|SVN Guidelines for mozilla.com website deployment]]
-*[[Webtools:Deployment Guidelines|Deployment Guidelines]]
-*[[Webtools:Scalability|Scalability]] - includes infrastructure overview
-*[[Webtools:Release Notes|Release Notes]] - Process for releasing a new version of Firefox
-*[https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n:Localizability/Web L10n guidelines]
-*[[Webdev:Conferences|Conference Schedule]] - Who's doing what with conferences<br>
-== Tools ==
+{{#widget:Google Calendar
-* [[Webdev:DevBoxVMImages|VM images for Development Boxes]]
+|id=mozilla.com_s144k2gabadfo8uri4ds1su0bo@group.calendar.google.com
+|view=AGENDA
+|height=400
+|width=400
+|showtitle=false
+|showtabs=false
+|showcals=false
+|showprint=false
+|shownav=false
+|showdate=false
+}}
-== Misc ==
+== Documentation ==
-* Must-watch [[Webdev/Movie Canon|Movie Canon]]
+The world would be a darker place without documentation. We try to maintain documentation to help uphold common standards of quality and document things common to every group in Webdev:
-* [[Webdev/Video| Video ideas]]
-* [[Webdev:Velocity_2009_Notes| Velocity 2009 Notes]]
+* [http://mozweb.readthedocs.org/ The WebDev Bootcamp], which includes:
-* [[Webdev:Mobile_Adoption_Brainstorm| Mobile Adoption Brainstorm]]
+** [http://mozweb.readthedocs.org/en/latest/reference/git_github.html A collection of links to useful guides and tools for Git (and GitHub)].
+** [http://mozweb.readthedocs.org/en/latest/reference/js-style.html A JavaScript style guide].
+** [http://mozweb.readthedocs.org/en/latest/reference/css-style.html A CSS style guide].
+** A bunch of unfinished TODOs.
+== Spread the word! ==
+We like sharing info with the rest of the world, and like getting feedback from the rest of the world too! That's why we run a few broadcast channels for talking about what we do:
+* [https://blog.mozilla.org/webdev/ The Webdev Blog]
+* [https://twitter.com/mozillaweb @mozillaweb]
+= How can I help? =
+If you're interested in helping the Webdev group out, there's tons of things you can do:
+* [[Webdev/GetInvolved|Contribute to one of our projects or libraries]].
+* Ask or answer a question on our [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webdev mailing list].
+* Show off your side-project at our [[Webdev/Beer_And_Tell|monthly Beer and Tell]].
+If you're not sure what to do, [mailto:dev-webdev@lists.mozilla.org send us an email] and tell us about yourself and what you might be interested in. We're happy to help!
+= Contact Us =
+* [[IRC|#webdev on irc.mozilla.org]]
+* [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webdev dev-webdev@lists.mozilla.org Mailing List]
+= More Info =
+* [[Webdev/Goals|Webdev group goals]].
+* [[Webdev/TV|Webdev TV! (recordings and whatnot)]]
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