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App basics for Firefox OS – a screencast series to get you started

72 points by codepo8-hn 13y ago

batmansbelt 13y ago
Making a FirefoxOS app is ridiculously easy if you have experience making websites. It's very similar to making a chrome extension.
sauravt 13y ago
Really looking forward to the rest of the screencasts.
contingencies 13y ago
FirefoxOS launched itself on a platform of third world tech-gap closing. At Payward, we are looking at leveraging digital currencies and mobile devices. I am often based in the third world (well, not really: the Yunnan corner of China's a special case). I got excited. Unfortunately, after buying two FirefoxOS devices (ZTE Open and Alcatel OneTouch), spending days over weeks on the IRC channel idling, and submitting many issues ... most prominently this one https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945047 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945047 ... I am basically giving up. I can't get a hold of anyone who cares, and right now basic workflow like flashing device is impossible. Coming from a background including embedded Linux device development and very globally prominent mobile projects, this is extremely disappointing, since if it's not working for me it's not working for many others. My advice to FirefoX OS project is have someone actually handle resolving issues for people who want to develop against your platform. Make them your customers. Don't ignore them.
- st3fan 13y ago
  There is another bug related to the bug you filed, where WiFi APIs are being suggested that privileged applications can use. Would you mind giving us some feedback there? https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=934292 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=934292 If we did something like that, would that be enough or would you also need something like mDNS to do device and application discovery? Not promising anything concrete here, but we need to know use cases and importance before things end up on a roadmap or planning.
  - contingencies 13y ago
    Sure. I will write a detailed response there from a slightly different angle. Nice to see a reply at all after months of waiting!

72 points by codepo8-hn 13y ago

Making a FirefoxOS app is ridiculously easy if you have experience making websites. It's very similar to making a chrome extension.

sauravt 13y ago

Really looking forward to the rest of the screencasts.

contingencies 13y ago

FirefoxOS launched itself on a platform of third world tech-gap closing. At Payward, we are looking at leveraging digital currencies and mobile devices. I am often based in the third world (well, not really: the Yunnan corner of China's a special case). I got excited. Unfortunately, after buying two FirefoxOS devices (ZTE Open and Alcatel OneTouch), spending days over weeks on the IRC channel idling, and submitting many issues ... most prominently this one https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945047 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945047 ... I am basically giving up. I can't get a hold of anyone who cares, and right now basic workflow like flashing device is impossible. Coming from a background including embedded Linux device development and very globally prominent mobile projects, this is extremely disappointing, since if it's not working for me it's not working for many others. My advice to FirefoX OS project is have someone actually handle resolving issues for people who want to develop against your platform. Make them your customers. Don't ignore them.

st3fan 13y ago
There is another bug related to the bug you filed, where WiFi APIs are being suggested that privileged applications can use. Would you mind giving us some feedback there? https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=934292 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=934292 If we did something like that, would that be enough or would you also need something like mDNS to do device and application discovery? Not promising anything concrete here, but we need to know use cases and importance before things end up on a roadmap or planning.
- contingencies 13y ago
  Sure. I will write a detailed response there from a slightly different angle. Nice to see a reply at all after months of waiting!