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* If this is (one of) your first web APIs, keep your scope narrow. | * If this is (one of) your first web APIs, keep your scope narrow. | ||
** With some experience, you'll see fundamental issues with the web platform for which you can propose fixes! | ** With some experience, you'll see fundamental issues with the web platform for which you can propose fixes! | ||
** If this is your first web API, work with a co-editor | ** If this is your first web API, work with a co-editor who has bandwidth to help you. | ||
* Publicly discuss & document use-cases, motivations, and design sketches early, often, and widely (e.g. [[IRC]], wiki (here on WikiMo or http://wiki.whatwg.org/ ), applicable W3C/WHATWG lists, [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapi dev-webapi], [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform dev-platform], [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-gaia dev-gaia], blogs, Twitter, GitHub issues, etc.). | * Publicly discuss & document use-cases, motivations, and design sketches early, often, and widely (e.g. [[IRC]], wiki (here on WikiMo or http://wiki.whatwg.org/ ), applicable W3C/WHATWG lists, [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapi dev-webapi], [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform dev-platform], [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-gaia dev-gaia], blogs, Twitter, GitHub issues, etc.). | ||
* Avoid scope creep by avoiding trying to fix unrelated problems. | * Avoid scope creep by avoiding trying to fix unrelated problems. | ||