DevTools/Features/Workspaces: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:41, 29 March 2011

== Summary ==

Feature	Status	ETA	Owner
Workspaces	Patch to bring add-on into the browser. Needs tests	2011-04-05	Kevin Dangoor

Summary

The Workspace concept began with Smalltalk environments and has been ported to a Firefox add-on. We believe that Workspaces provide a more pleasant way to experiment with code than the current tools which mimic a command line environment.

The prototype will allow us to get experience with this different work style and also give other people a chance to comment on it.

Release Requirements

Convert the add-on into a browser feature with tests
Add a pref to remove the content/chrome switch from view

Next Steps

Prioritize the work vs. Web Console improvements
Get it landed!

Related Bugs & Dependencies

Workspaces Status

Team

The Workspaces idea is new, so we're happy to get more input and help. Talk to us in #devtools on irc.mozilla.org

Mihai Sucan (irc: msucan): current lead developer
Rob Campbell (irc: robcee): initial developer
Kevin Dangoor (irc: kdangoor): PM

Goals/Use Cases

Handy snippets: When working on an application, it's not uncommon to have a collection of common bits of code that you run against the page to test things. The Workspaces feature lets you load and save JavaScript files, which is a convenient way to keep track of these snippets.

Working on new code: You can use Workspaces to work on a new function. Write a little code, execute it and repeat. Once it works, you can copy/paste that code into your main program files.

Non-Goals

For this initial step, we're leaving off some obvious features:

a better editor (Ace)
external editor integration of any sort
autocompletion

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-= JavaScript Workspaces Prototype =
+== Summary ==
+{| class="fullwidth-table"
+|-
+| style="font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | Feature
+| style="font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | Status
+| style="font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | ETA
+| style="font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | Owner
+|-
+<section begin="status" />
+| [[Workspaces]]
+| {{StatusHealthy|status=Patch to bring add-on into the browser. Needs tests}}
+| 2011-04-05
+| Kevin Dangoor
+<section end="status" />
+|-
+|}
 == Summary ==
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 The prototype will allow us to get experience with this different work style
 and also give other people a chance to comment on it.
+== Release Requirements ==
+* Convert the add-on into a browser feature with tests
+* Add a pref to remove the content/chrome switch from view
+== Next Steps ==
+* Prioritize the work vs. Web Console improvements
+* Get it landed!
+== Related Bugs & Dependencies ==
+[http://mozilla.github.com/devtools/2011/status.html#workspaces Workspaces Status]
+== Team ==
+The Workspaces idea is new, so we're happy to get more input and help. Talk to us in #devtools on irc.mozilla.org
+* Mihai Sucan (irc: msucan): current lead developer
+* Rob Campbell (irc: robcee): initial developer
+* Kevin Dangoor (irc: kdangoor): PM
+== Goals/Use Cases ==
+'''Handy snippets''': When working on an application, it's not uncommon to have a collection of common bits of code that you run against the page to test things. The Workspaces feature lets you load and save JavaScript files, which is a convenient way to keep track of these snippets.
+'''Working on new code''': You can use Workspaces to work on a new function. Write a little code, execute it and repeat. Once it works, you can copy/paste that code into your main program files.
+== Non-Goals ==
+For this initial step, we're leaving off some obvious features:
+* a better editor (Ace)
+* external editor integration of any sort
+* autocompletion
+__NOTOC__
+[[Category:Feature]]
+[[Category:Firefox]]
+[[Category:DevTools]]
+[[Category:Priority 1]]