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** mortar -- templates for building apps
** mortar -- templates for building apps


* Platform intergration (Piotr, Rodrigo, jweathersby)
* Cross-Platform tools (Piotr, Rodrigo, jweathersby)
** [[CordovaFirefoxOS|PhoneGap / Apache Cordova integration]] -- cross-platform apps development framework
** [[CordovaFirefoxOS|PhoneGap / Apache Cordova integration]] -- cross-platform apps development framework
** Kitchen Sink app -- test tool for cross-platform API support


* Showcase Apps (Sole, Jen, tofumatt, et al)
* Showcase Apps (Sole, Jen, tofumatt, et al)
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*** [https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/document/d/1jB263y_LFb40ZDTbj2UlTsNXrNzeMhXIImYUw-aQlnY/edit Offline Initiative] -- an initiative to improve the state of offline capability in apps
*** [https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/document/d/1jB263y_LFb40ZDTbj2UlTsNXrNzeMhXIImYUw-aQlnY/edit Offline Initiative] -- an initiative to improve the state of offline capability in apps
** localForage -- a convenience library for async data storage across platforms, with localStorage fallback
** localForage -- a convenience library for async data storage across platforms, with localStorage fallback
** toolchain integration with [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/06/webide-lands-in-nightly/ WebIDE]


== Quarterly Goals ==
== Quarterly Goals ==

Revision as of 21:06, 8 July 2014

This is a project overview for the Apps Engineering team.

Current Projects

  • Web Components and Templates (Arron, Potch, Sole)
    • X-tags -- web component polyfill and component framework
    • Brick -- UI components for apps
    • mortar -- templates for building apps
  • Showcase Apps (Sole, Jen, tofumatt, et al)
    • around -- a cross-platform Foursquare client
    • Podcasts -- a podcast client for Firefox OS
    • BuddyUp -- a concept for receiving (consumer) help/support on the phone from volunteers
  • Cross-functional projects (rory, tofumatt)
    • Developer Recommendations -- Strong recommendations for web developers to make better apps
    • localForage -- a convenience library for async data storage across platforms, with localStorage fallback
    • toolchain integration with WebIDE

Quarterly Goals

(Overarching Marketplace/Apps group goals are maintained by Rick Fant et al. The following goals align with those global initiatives, but are much more detailed and specific to the Apps Engineering group.)

Previous Quarters/Projects

Tentative projects/ideas

Reach out to the Apps Engineering team in person or on IRC to discuss!