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Sergi Mansilla
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The Importance of Firefox OS - GOTO Nights
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Transcript
@sergimansilla November 2013 The importance of Firefox OS
None
@sergimansilla
http:/ /github.com/sergi
Previously
Previously
None
We have problems
Write once...run once Incompatible APIs Store restrictions
None
The user suffers
HTML5
set of technologies and tools
IndexedDB ASM.js Offline
Ubiquity
Standard APIs
Less fragmentation
None
Bulls**t argument #1 Performance
http:/ /youtu.be/wCn3R3-XxBU Fastbook
Unreal engine http:/ /youtu.be/BV32Cs_CMqo
Bulls**t argument #2 JavaScript
JavaScript?
ES6 Modules Classes Block Scoping Iterators Proxies Generators Templates Arrow
Functions Spread Weak Maps Maps and Sets Array Comprehensions Destructuring Proper Tail Calls Binary Data Default Parameters Rest Parameters Symbols
Dart ClojureScript TypeScript Objective-J Opa LiveScript CoffeeScript Haxe Elm Wisp
Roy
269 languages http:/ /altjs.org/
Bulls**t argument #3 Looks
Real argument #1 Phone APIs (Or the lack of them)
None
None
Remember 2000s?
New mobile OS Leverages open web WebAPI standards No walled
gardens
Reuse any website Use Web APIs
Creating a Firefox OS app index.html
manifest.webapp Creating a Firefox OS app
manifest.webapp Creating a Firefox OS app
Hosted and Privileged Apps
Hosted APIs Vibration (W3C) Screen Orientation (W3C) Geolocation (W3C) Mouse
Lock (W3C) Open WebApps Network Information (W3C) Battery Status (W3C) Web Activities Simple Push (W3C) WebFM WebPayment IndexedDB (W3C) Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Notification
Privileged APIs Device Storage Browser TCP Socket Contacts (W3C) systemXHR
Camera
Certified APIs WebTelephony WebSMS Idle (W3C) Settings Power Management Voicemail
Mobile Connection WiFi Information WebBluetooth Permissions Network Stats Time/Clock
Notifications
Send an SMS
Vibrate
Vibrate
Set permissions
Mozactivities
Mozactivities
Developer tools
Devtools video!
Developer bliss
http:/ /buildingfirefoxos.com/ Start now!
http:/ /mozilla.github.io/brick/ Start now!
http:/ /mozilla.github.io/brick/ Start now!
marketplace.firefox.com/developers/
github.com/comoyo/ffos-list-detail
https:/ /github.com/comoyo/Firefox-OS-training
It works on Android!
Firefox OS countries Serbia Hungary Poland Brazil Venezuela Colombia Montenegro
Spain Peru Mexico Uruguay Germany Greece SouthEast Asia Current Planned 2014
Firefox OS Sales Phones were introduced in July by Telefonica
Sales in Venezuela: 12% Sales in Colombia: 9% http:/ /bit.ly/1aPiIfp
Thanks! You can find this presentation at https:/ /speakerdeck.com/sergi sergi
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