Developer Engagement plan for WebAPI

Summary

WebAPI is an effort by Mozilla to bridge together the gap, and have consistent APIs that will work in all web browsers, no matter the operating system. Specification drafts and implementation prototypes will be available, and it will be submitted to W3C for standardization. Security is a very important factor here, and it will be a mix of existing security measurements (e.g. asking the user for permission, like Geolocation) or coming up with new alternatives to ensure this.

WebAPI also ties in with Mozilla's Boot to Gecko initiative to ensure all phone functionality is being made available through APIs.

For more information and a current list of WebAPIs being worked on, please see the WebAPI project page.

Product

WebAPI

Target Audience

Web Developers, App Developers, Users

Deliverables

• Frequent blog posts for Mozilla Hacks' WebAPI category.
• Giving presentations to get people excited about the possibilities.
• More MDN documentation.
• Code demos like Camera API and porting code documentation to MDN.
• Inspiring other web browser and mobile vendors to implement support for these APIs.
• Seeing more contributors and progress for Gaia, Mozilla's user interface for Boot to Gecko.

Developer messages

• The Web is the Platform
• Using the web layer to access everything an app can do

Speaking materials

• Presentation slides
• Developer conferences
• JavaScript conferences
• Unconferences

Next steps

• More blog posts and documentation for a number of WebAPIs.
• More speaking opportunities.

Individuals responsible

Available in the Projects and Contacts page.