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* ''Marketplace Day.'' Lots of testing, translation, app reviews and documentation was had by all on June 26. Check out the [http://mzl.la/MPDayJune14 full run-down].
* ''Marketplace Day.'' Lots of testing, translation, app reviews and documentation was had by all on June 26. Check out the [http://mzl.la/MPDayJune14 full run-down].


* ''Service Workers are coming!'' [http://mzl.la/ServiceWorkers Service Workers] are, at their simplest, scripts that act as client-side proxies for web pages. As such, they open up several possibilities for the Web that were previously only available on native platforms. Read more on [Hacks http://mzl.la/ServiceWorkers]!
* ''Service Workers are coming!'' [http://mzl.la/ServiceWorkers Service Workers] are, at their simplest, scripts that act as client-side proxies for web pages. As such, they open up several possibilities for the Web that were previously only available on native platforms. Read more on [http://mzl.la/ServiceWorkers Hacks]!


* ''DevTools team launches WebIDE June 23.'' [http://mzl.la/WebIDE WebIDE] allows you not only to debug apps inside Firefox, but also create new ones from scratch based on the [http://mzl.la/mortar mortar templates]. Instead of just being a debugging suite you now have a full multi-file editor with autocompletion and a packaging system in the browser. This turns any Firefox users into a potential app creator. More on [http://mzl.la/ArsTechWebIDE Ars Technica].
* ''DevTools team launches WebIDE June 23.'' [http://mzl.la/WebIDE WebIDE] allows you not only to debug apps inside Firefox, but also create new ones from scratch based on the [http://mzl.la/mortar mortar templates]. Instead of just being a debugging suite you now have a full multi-file editor with autocompletion and a packaging system in the browser. This turns any Firefox users into a potential app creator. More on [http://mzl.la/ArsTechWebIDE Ars Technica].
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:* Newly-updated [http://mzl.la/AddOnSDK Add-On SDK content scripts] with [http://mzl.la/AddOnSDKGit sample code on GitHub].
:* Newly-updated [http://mzl.la/AddOnSDK Add-On SDK content scripts] with [http://mzl.la/AddOnSDKGit sample code on GitHub].


* ''Flame Developer Phones.'' Last month we launched the Flame reference phone intended to support Firefox OS developers worldwide. The phone is available on [ retail] and the team also launched a targeted feedback program called Foxtrot. Details on the phone (including how to get one) are on the new [http://mzl.la/FlameWiki Flame wiki page].
* ''Flame Developer Phones.'' Last month we launched the Flame reference phone intended to support Firefox OS developers worldwide. The phone is available for retail sales, and the team also launched a targeted feedback program called Foxtrot. Details on the phone (including how to get one) are on the new [http://mzl.la/FlameWiki Flame wiki page].


* ''Why web literacy?'' While you may be familiar with Mozilla's [http://mzl.la/Manifesto Manifesto], sometimes it's good to take a step back and ask why it matters. Check out this great [http://mzl.la/WebLiteracy white paper] looking at why Mozilla cares about web literacy.
* ''Why web literacy?'' While you may be familiar with Mozilla's [http://mzl.la/Manifesto Manifesto], sometimes it's good to take a step back and ask why it matters. Check out this great [http://mzl.la/WebLiteracy white paper] looking at why Mozilla cares about web literacy.
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* Think there is something DevRel should be working on but not in the [http://mzl.la/DevRelProjects current project list]? We've launched [http://mzl.la/DevRelPrioritization a new process] to receive your ideas and prioritize them - please join us in using it!
* Think there is something DevRel should be working on but not in the [http://mzl.la/DevRelProjects current project list]? We've launched [http://mzl.la/DevRelPrioritization a new process] to receive your ideas and prioritize them - please join us in using it!
* Finally, if you have the inkling to dive into a full-time role at Mozilla, you can see all openings on the Mozilla [http://mzl.la/careers careers page]; here, we wanted to highlight a few from our Developer Tools and Apps teams:
* Finally, if you have the inkling to dive into a full-time role at Mozilla, you can see all openings on the Mozilla [http://mzl.la/careers careers page]; here, we wanted to highlight a few from our Developer Tools and Apps teams:
:* [http://mzl.la/DevToolsEng  Developer Tools Engineer (with commentary from [http://mzl.la/NickFitz Nick Fitzgerald]]
:* [http://mzl.la/DevToolsEng  Developer Tools Engineer] (with commentary from [http://mzl.la/NickFitz Nick Fitzgerald]).
:* [http//mzl.la/FEEngApps Senior Front-End Engineer, Apps]
:* [http//mzl.la/FEEngApps Senior Front-End Engineer, Apps]
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