Firefox/Get Involved

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Get Involved

Getting Started

• Overview
  • composed of c++, js, xul, css
  • dev process driven by bugzilla
  • code review and unit tests required
  • big features driven by feature pages
  • results measurements (perf, unit tests)

• How
  • Contributing to the core
  • Prototyping via add-ons

Resources

• Mozilla Developer Network
• Mozilla Developer's Cheatsheet by Brian Bondy
• MXR - Mozilla Source Code Cross-reference
• DXR - Newer Cross-reference
• Bugzilla
  • "Bugzilla for Humans" video, by Johnath Nightingale
  • Bugzilla Tweaks Add-on
  • BugzillaJS Add-on
• Presentations/Talks
  • From Web-dev to Firefox Hacker - slides from a David Dahl's talk at MozCamp Asia in Kuala Lumpur
  • Adding a Feature to Firefox, by Paolo Amadini
• Videos

Need Help?

• IRC (list appropriate channels, etc)
• News/Google groups for Firefox dev

Not a Programmer?

• Testing
• Documentation
• Support
• Communication

TODO

Need to include:

• who to talk to about what (ux, core features, toolkit stuff, platform specific, link to mobile gateway)
• build instructions
• firefox reviewers page
• firefox code review page
• module owners page
• where to report a bug
• which irc channels
• list main & related bugzilla components (linked)
• what needs help? (cleanup page)
• what's our highest priorities? features page
• links to good first bugs
• https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Cleanup
• hacking Firefox MDN page
• https://etherpad.mozilla.org/firefox-get-involved
• https://etherpad.mozilla.org/fx-tipsandtricks
• https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Dev_Cheatsheet
• bugs ahoy
• ohloh and any other social competition angles