Apps/WelcomeTravisChoma

Welcome, Travis Choma

Travis joins Mozilla on Monday, May 13, 2013 as Software Architect for the Apps program. Please help him come up to speed by giving him ways to contact you, things he should know about, and introductions to yourselves.

Tasks

• sign mozilla-central contributor agreement and seek level 1 access
• build a "hello, world" HTML App and submit to marketplace-dev.mozilla.org
• acquire of Android / B2G devices for testing
• discover an App at Firefox Marketplace, install it on Android, Firefox OS and one of Mac/Windows/Linux.
• do some bugzilla queries
• find standing meetings related to Apps
• subscribe to public mailing lists
• subscribe to internal email aliases

People

Bill Walker

I lead Apps Engineering, which includes support for Partners and work on Web Runtime. I'm on irc as bwalker. I read dev-webapps pretty closely, I try to follow dev-planning and dev-identity. I'm on github as wfwalker. My email is bwalker@mozilla.com. I sit on the 2nd floor of the Mountain View office.

Caitlin Galimidi

Hey there Travis - I'm a program manager for Marketplace / Apps. you'll encounter me on such projects as Payments, Marketplace Features & WebRT for Android.

• IRC channels you may find useful: #openwebapps #marketplace #mobile #devecosystem #b2gpay
• Tips I've found useful for Mozilla survival:
  • HelpDesk and Desktop Support : go into #desktop and type ' helpdesk '.. someone on the desktop team will get right back to you
  • email filters are a survival method here
  • follow the procedure to confirm your IRC nickname all the way through to the end. (helpdesk can guide you) otherwise, your IRC name is not confirmed
  • leverage all the e-communication: Skype, IRC, Vidyo
  • don't be afraid of bugzilla :-)
• Tools I love for program management and organization:
  • Omniplan
  • MindNode Pro

Vishy Krishnamoorthy

Hi Travis welcome! I am the product manager for the web runtime. Email: vishy@mozilla.com and irc: vishy. I work out of the MTV office.

Harald Kirschner

Self-confessed Web Craftsman! Started at Labs in Oct 2011, helped with PDF.js and prototyped the first runtime for Mozilla Apps on Android. Moved slowly into being tech-lead for Partner Engineering where we work closely with business development to get brands from all over the world to submit their apps to Firefox Marketplace. We hold hands, encourage, identify and drive bugs, prototype APIs, make manifests and get teams to implement the bleeding edge features that make the platform awesome. We manage tasks in Trello and huddle in Skype (with BD). I am active in #webapps, #apps-reviewers, dev-webapps, dev-gaia and idle on #b2g, #gaia, #devtools and #devecosystem.

Jonas Sicking

Recently became tech-lead for Firefox OS. Previously tech-lead for WebAPI, which is our effort to add missing APIs to the web (including web apps) to make it competitive with other app platforms. Still involved with a lot of API work, but trying to focus on setting technical direction for Firefox OS.