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''NOTE: this page is under active development, and will be changing rapidly over the coming days. Apologies for any chaos you discover at the moment.''

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Webmaker is about empowering everyone to become makers of the web instead of just users. It's a mix of web tools, teaching material, and a social platform for teaching, learning, and sharing what you make. And, it's a lot of fun to use. It's even more fun to develop!

Webmaker is built using modern web technologies including [http://nodejs.org/ Node.js], [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML HTML5], [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS CSS], and [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript JavaScript] (lots of JavaScript!)--many of the same technologies Webmaker teaches. If you know these technologies, or are interested in learning them more deeply, you might be interested in helping us develop Webmaker.

==Getting Involved==

There are many ways you can get involved in building the Webmaker project. Here are a few ideas:

These are just a few ideas to get you thinking--there's many ways that someone who wants to work on Webmaker can get involved. If you're passionate and interested in getting started, let us know and we'll try to find something that fits your interests and skills.

==Communication==

In order to get started on Webmaker code, you need to get involved with our community. Here are some ways to introduce yourself and get help:

* '''Bug Tracker''': We use Mozilla's Bugzilla to track our work, see the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=productdashboard.html&tab=&product=Webmaker&bug_status=open Webmaker Product in Bugzilla].

* '''Blog''': Updates about the development of the Webmaker Product go on our [http://webmakerv2.tumblr.com Webmaker blog].

==Developing Webmaker==

Webmaker is a big project, and it can take some time to get set up and contributing. The following is a guide to our workflow, technologies, repositories, etc. Please read this documentation to help you get started, and ask follow-up questions on [irc://irc.mozilla.org/webmaker irc] or the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/webmaker-dev webmaker-dev list].

* tagging

* pushing to staging/production

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