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If you can [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Subject-matter_experts help build this list] to ensure that we can find the right people to talk to when we have questions about a technology, you can not only improve the writing team's ability to get its job done, but you'll help us improve the quality of the documentation about your hard work! | If you can [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Subject-matter_experts help build this list] to ensure that we can find the right people to talk to when we have questions about a technology, you can not only improve the writing team's ability to get its job done, but you'll help us improve the quality of the documentation about your hard work! | ||
=== Dev Derby Update === | |||
==== June winners ==== | |||
The winners of the [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/09/announcing-the-july-dev-derby-winners/ No JavaScript Challenge] and the [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/09/announcing-the-august-dev-derby-winners/ Camera API Dev Derby] have been announced. Congratulations to our winners and all other contributors! | |||
==== Upcoming Derbies ==== | |||
'''CSS Media Queries II'''<br /> | |||
''[https://developer.mozilla.org/demos/devderby Accepting submissions now!] Ends September 31 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.'' | |||
CSS Media Queries have come a long way in the last year. Now a [http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-mediaqueries/ W3C Recommendation], media queries help you support the ever-expanding variety of screen sizes and resolutions in use today. Smart phones and feature phones, tablets and e-book readers, short screens, tall screens, and super-high-resolution screens -- the Web is growing, shrinking, and changing every day. | |||
Building a Web app that works well across this spectrum can seem daunting, but we have you covered. Take a look at this [http://css-tricks.com/css-media-queries/ introduction] from former Derby judge Chris Coyier and be sure to head over to the MDN for [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/CSS/Media_queries more depth and more up-to-date information] after that. Need help testing your creation? The new [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Responsive_Design_View Responsive Design View] of Firefox Developer Tools makes debugging responsive web designs fast, easy, and fun. | |||
Some [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/demos/devderby/2011/october great demos] were shared in our last Derby on this topic. What can you do with CSS Media Queries? | |||
'''Full Screen API'''<br /> | |||
''[https://developer.mozilla.org/demos/devderby Accepting submissions now!] Ends November 30 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.'' | |||
With the Full Screen API, you can escape the confines of the browser window. You can even detect full screen state changes and style full screen pages specially. Talk about immersive! | |||
'''Offline'''<br /> | |||
''[https://developer.mozilla.org/demos/devderby Accepting submissions now!] Ends December 31 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.'' | |||
With the maturing offline capabilities of the open Web, you can build apps that work with or without an Internet connection. With offline technologies, you can better support travelers and mobile users, improve performance, and more. | |||
=== Apps Developer Hub | Mozilla Marketplace === '''please don't publish unless this ships after Aug 30 and the site is live''' | |||
The alpha version of the [https://marketplace.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/ Apps Developer Hub] launches August 30 on the Mozilla Marketplace, with a growing collection of tools and resources for HTML5 app developers, including the new UI SDK (X-tags), a guide to design best practices for developers, and more. Start building apps now for the Firefox OS ecosystem - become part of the [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/webapps Open Web Apps community]. | |||
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<h2>July 2012</h2> | |||
<h2>August 2012</h2> | <h2>August 2012</h2> | ||