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** around -- a cross-platform Foursquare client
** around -- a cross-platform Foursquare client
** 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


* Libraries
* Libraries
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*** recroom -- a tool/library bundle and yeoman generator tying the above recommendations into a convenient package, so you don't have to.
*** recroom -- a tool/library bundle and yeoman generator tying the above recommendations into a convenient package, so you don't have to.
*** [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] (WebIDE CLI, etc.)


== Quarterly Goals ==
== Quarterly Goals ==

Revision as of 18:56, 21 August 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
  • Showcase Apps (Sole, Jen, tofumatt, et al)
    • around -- a cross-platform Foursquare client
    • Podcasts -- a podcast client for Firefox OS
  • 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
      • recroom -- a tool/library bundle and yeoman generator tying the above recommendations into a convenient package, so you don't have to.
      • Offline Initiative -- an initiative to improve the state of offline capability in apps
    • toolchain integration with WebIDE (WebIDE CLI, etc.)

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

Tentative projects/ideas

Reach out to the Apps Engineering team in person or on IRC to discuss!