Cloud Services/Developer Services

What is Developer Services?

Developer Services is an effort to provide services to web developers that support Firefox product experiences, support the Mozilla mission, are uniquely Mozillian in nature (and unlikely to be offered by others); the goal is to support developers' ability to create a better Internet, not just a better Internet for Firefox users.

What does this mean in practice? It means we're focusing on Cloud-based services, which may be integrated with Firefox (Dev Tools or otherwise) where it makes sense on a per-service basis.

In the future, some or all of these services may be offered under a freemium model.

What are the Developer Services?

For any service, the value proposition is this:

1. Solves the user's problem -- catches common issues in new code and running web sites
2. Easy to start using -- fits into existing workflow; little or no time to learn; no additional test code to write
3. Mission-driven pricing (if pricing is necessary)
4. Backed by Mozilla and open source

Based on these ideas and MDN survey data, the following services are being prototyped:

• a compatibility scanner
• a security scanner

Other developer services may also be provided in the future, such as:

• an accessibility scanner
• a geolocation service
• a dashboard for developers working with Push

Where can I find more information?

• on IRC at #mds
• email list: mds-public@mozilla.com
• meeting notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=14hnnZdTXa0wYO2n6j92cQ81SAbSrTIcNuPwL6tivj8c