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== Current projects ==
== Current projects ==
=== 2017 Q3 goals ===
=== 2017 Q4 goals ===
* APP UPDATE (see [[Firefox_Core_Engineering/App_Updater_roadmap|roadmap]]):
* APP UPDATE (see [[Firefox_Core_Engineering/App_Updater_roadmap|roadmap]]):
** improve update security and performance via LZMA for MAR file compression and SHA384 certificates for MAR file signing
** Increase visibility for update telemetry
** Allow update download to continue in the background (beyond Firefox session)
** Allow update download to continue in the background (beyond Firefox session)
* INSTALLER (see [[Firefox_Core_Engineering/App_Installer_roadmap|roadmap]]):
* INSTALLER (see [[Firefox_Core_Engineering/App_Installer_roadmap|roadmap]]):
** Outline plan for MSI-based installer
** Support onboarding
** Support onboarding
* CRASH MACHINERY (see [[Firefox_Core_Engineering/Get_More_Data_Faster|roadmap]]):
* CRASH MACHINERY (see [[Firefox_Core_Engineering/Crash_machinery_roadmap|roadmap]]):
** Optimize crash data that we send
** Land support for CFI-based stackwalking
** Implement crash ping signatures
** (Implement crash ping signatures) -- relies on Data Pipeline
** Start querying stacks received from crash pings for stability monitoring
** (Start querying stacks received from crash pings for stability monitoring) -- relies on PI
* PERFORMANCE:
* PERFORMANCE:
** Assist with measuring (and identifying) jank and hang via BHR
** Assist with measuring (and identifying) jank and hang via BHR
** Assist with Quantum Flow and Photon Performance efforts for FF57 and FF58
** Assist with performance improvements for migration
* ENTERPRISE:
** Prototype policy engine and policies MVP
* XUL:
** Assist Browser Architecture team's flexbox recommendation effort


== Potential future projects ==
== Potential future projects ==
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