On Firefox OS

In this talk I gave at Decode Friday Amsterdam I talk about why HTML5 will eventually become the platform of choice for mobile, and of how Firefox OS is leading the way for it.

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1. On Firefox OS
   with Sergi Mansilla
   @sergimansilla
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2. @sergimansilla
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3. github.com/sergi
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4. Previously
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5. Friday, July 5, 13
   

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6. HTML5
   HTM
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML
   ML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
   HTML5
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7. Buzzword party
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8. HTML5
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9. HTML5
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10. set of technologies
    and tools
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11. set of technologies
    and tools
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12. IndexedDB
    ASM.js
    Offline
    Touch
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13. We have problems
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15. Write once...run once
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16. Write once...run once
    Incompatible APIs
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17. Write once...run once
    Incompatible APIs
    Store restrictions
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18. User suffers
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19. User suffers
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20. Ubiquity
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21. Ubiquity
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22. Standard APIs
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23. Less fragmentation
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25. Bullshit argument #1
    Performance
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26. http:/
    /youtu.be/wCn3R3-XxBU
    Fastbook
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27. Unreal engine
    http:/
    /youtu.be/BV32Cs_CMqo
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28. Bullshit argument #2
    JavaScript
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29. JavaScript?
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30. Dart
    ClojureScript
    TypeScript
    Objective-J
    Opa
    LiveScript
    CoffeeScript
    Haxe
    Roy
    Elm
    Wisp
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31. 269 languages
    http:/
    /altjs.org/
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32. 269 languages
    http:/
    /altjs.org/
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33. Bullshit argument #3
    Looks
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34. Bullshit argument #3
    Looks
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35. Real argument #1
    Phone APIs
    (Or the lack of them)
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38. Remember 2000s?
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39. Remember 2000s?
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40. New mobile OS
    Leverages open web
    WebAPI standards
    No walled gardens
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41. New mobile OS
    Leverages open web
    WebAPI standards
    No walled gardens
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42. Reuse any website
    Use Web APIs
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43. Creating a Firefox OS app
    index.html
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44. manifest.webapp
    Creating a Firefox OS app
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45. Regular APIs
    Vibration (W3C)
    Screen Orientation
    Geolocation
    Mouse Lock (W3C)
    Open WebApps
    Network Information (W3C)
    Battery Status (W3C)
    Web Activities
    Push Notifications
    WebFM
    WebPayment
    IndexedDB (W3C)
    Ambient light sensor
    Proximity sensor
    Notification
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46. Privileged APIs
    Device Storage
    Browser
    TCP Socket
    Contacts
    systemXHR
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47. Certified APIs
    WebTelephony
    WebSMS
    Idle
    Settings
    Power Management
    Voicemail
    Mobile Connection
    WiFi Information
    WebBluetooth Permissions
    Network Stats
    Camera
    Time/Clock
    Attention screen
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48. Notifications
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49. Send an SMS
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50. Vibrate
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51. Set permissions
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52. Developer tools
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53. Developer bliss
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54. https:/
    /addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-os-simulator/
    Start now!
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55. github.com/comoyo/ffos-list-detail
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56. marketplace.firefox.com
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57. It works on Android!
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58. marketplace.firefox.com/developers/
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59. https:/
    /github.com/comoyo/Firefox-OS-training
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60. @sergimansilla
    Thanks!
    You can find this presentation at https:/
    /speakerdeck.com/sergi
    sergi
    sergi@comoyo.com
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