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=Developer | =Developer Topic in a Box= | ||
This project consists of technical content to support local developer communities, to be used as a focal point for developer meetups. Each "box" contains a collection of resources about a particular topic related to web development or web app development, such as Web APIs, useful libraries, or developer tools. | This project consists of technical content to support local developer communities, to be used as a focal point for developer meetups and education. Each "box" contains a collection of resources about a particular topic related to web development or web app development, such as Web APIs, useful libraries, or developer tools. | ||
==What's in a | ==What's in a Topic Box?== | ||
A | A topic box covers an API, tool, or technique of interest to Web/app developers and of strategic value to Mozilla. Elements of a meetup box can include: | ||
* An outline (optionally slides) of points to be covered in presenting the topic | * An outline (optionally slides) of points to be covered in presenting the topic | ||
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* Links to relevant MDN articles | * Links to relevant MDN articles | ||
See the [https://github.com/jmswisher/ | See the [https://github.com/jmswisher/DevTopicInABox DevTopicInABox] project on Github for a template structure for topic boxes. | ||
==Using a | ==Using a topic box== | ||
Here's how you can use the contents of a | Here's how you can use the contents of a topic box: | ||
===Prior to | ===Prior to a meetup=== | ||
# Review the content package and all supporting materials, including relevant MDN articles. | # Review the content package and all supporting materials, including relevant MDN articles. | ||
# Download the demo project and play with it until they feel comfortable demoing it. | # Download the demo project and play with it until they feel comfortable demoing it. | ||
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==Topics== | ==Topics== | ||
Potential topics for | Potential topics for topic boxes are being discussed in [https://devengage.etherpad.mozilla.org/DevMeetupTopics this etherpad]. | ||