Apps/DevEngage/Content/DevEcoEngage Meetings/2012-07-17

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Agenda

  • Quick updates & report on action items
  • Developer Support plan for Apps - Janet
  • Docs tutorials priorities - Janet
  • Apps docs tutorials priorities in Q3 - Janet
  • Update on Mortar (James Long)
  • Update on Server-side tools plan (Tofumatt)

Attendees

  • Mark Giffin, Janet, Jeff Griffiths, James 'Pedro' Long, TofuMatt, Havi, Joe


Administrivia


Action Items

Action items - In preparation from FISL and upcoming App Hack events, we will review and prioritize the documentation tasks and dev ecosystem priorities listed below. This list is the agenda.

Janet & Mark


Janet & Daniel Buchner

  • Developer Hub: Come up with a Developer Hub plan and timeline for Q3-Q4
    • what is top priority Apps content w/delivery dates (should map closely to tutorial priorities on MDN)


James Long, Fred & Mark Giffin

  • Tutorial: Using Mortar to build Tweetness


Bryan, James Burke & Mark Giffin NOT AVAILABLE

  • Tutorial: Walkthrough of NPR app demo Install module -- installs to Moz Marketplace, Android store & iOS
    • Install module screencast delivered
    • Next steps for NPR demo app (Can James work on screencasts while Bryan is out?)


Tofumatt/Fred

  • Writing server-side components for my App?
    • Fred will discuss w/Tofumatt, establish timeline. (Possibility of having TofuMatt present this in Brazil in early Q4)
    • Define the tool chain
    • Documentation plan / craft tutorial

UPDATE: See below

  • Question: Is there a simple client-side app we can document in a tutorial style? Fred and I were having trouble coming up with one.
  • Fred has a game called Serpent that uses WebGameStub template, but it is keyboard-based, not mobile friendly. Is this worth documenting? UPDATE: Fred has now created & submitted a mobile version!

Minutes

  • Updates on Action Items (described above):
    • UPDATE: Modular Apps Tutorial is ready for FISL: https://developer-new.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Apps/Tutorials/General
      • Mark is adding new stuff based on content from Jason Smith.
      • TofuMatt says we need update to manifest. Will share with Mark. Mark to include.
    • UPDATE: Everyone upvotes the NPR installer module. It encourages people to submit to Marketplace and iterate.
    • UPDATE: Developer hub plan is owned by Dev Ecosystem team. Janet & Mark will coordinate when Fred and Daniel are back in the office.
    • UPDATE: James will use a different Mortar app to demo Mortar, not Tweetness
      • (What's Mortar: a collection of templates - base UI, game, server-side, pre-built/list view) - and will post on github before FISL
      • AND James will send markdown version of this to Janet/Mark to include on MDN
    • UPDATE: Tofumatt on Server-side ecosystem tool plan -
      • web apps need server-side components - b/c you need some place to host them - for auth and storage.
      • basic stuff that doesn't require elaborate framework for JS-savvy devs
      • host on Heroku for free till you can make money. scales well, very good for testing
      • Matt is building a little node.js server - and dealing w/node setup. Includes:
        • install app
        • webpage
        • serves up proper manifest
        • simple DB backend like redis
        • 2 command deploy to heroku (free for 1 server, 1 listener)
        • time estimate: 1-2 weeks to get it going.
        • maybe an example app for games.
    • Some notes on hosting options:
      • AWS - heroku is hosted on Amazon, good reliability and well-distributed, but way easier to deal with.
      • Github hosting is preferable if they are only client-side.
      • Volo will package, minify and push to github w/2 commands.
      • set your github branch to your page branch.
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