The latest from Mozilla Jetpack

The latest from Mozilla Jetpack mitcho Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine JSConf US, Washington DC April 15, 2010

Today: The latest from the Jetpack Project at Mozilla Labs

The big question:

The big question: hackability

the web should be generative

the browser should be generative

Firefox Add-ons 1. addons.mozilla.org (AMO) 2. over 6000 in the wild 3. HTML, JavaScript, XPCOM, XUL

+ Firefox Addons

+ Firefox Addons largest extension platform ever

+ Firefox Addons

+ Firefox Addons 1.9 billion downloads

+ Firefox Addons over 170 million in active use

but...

Current Add-ons 1. installs need restarts 2. not trivial to develop 3. requires manual upgrades 4. not designed for quick security review

jetpack.mozillalabs.com

Jetpack

Jetpack a new way to extend Firefox

Jetpack a new way to extend Firefox doesn’t replace XUL add-ons

Jetpack It’s easy 1. JavaScript, HTML, CSS • use your favorite libraries • simple, modular API 2. instant install 3. great development tools 4. export to XPI

Jetpack It’s easy 1. JavaScript, HTML, CSS 2. instant install 3. great development tools 4. export to XPI

Jetpack It’s easy 1. JavaScript, HTML, CSS 2. instant install 3. great development tools • built in memory tracker, unit testing • IDE integration 4. export to XPI

Jetpack It’s easy 1. JavaScript, HTML, CSS 2. instant install 3. great development tools 4. export to XPI

Jetpack It’s secure 1. modularized “capabilities” 2. fast review 3. automatic updates

Jetpack It’s built for the future 1. stable API 2. compatible with future versions

Jetpack

Jetpack IDE integration?

Jetpack IDE integration? For example, an IDE on the web

DEMO: tab control

Began with a blog post, May 2009

Now, an important dispatch from the mothership... This is a prototype. CC BY-NC-SA flickr.com/photos/the_pdub/4269928124/ CC BY-NC-SA www.flickr.com/photos/joshmichtom/3846011713/

Jetpack reboot

Jetpack SDK 0.2 jetpack.mozillalabs.com

Jetpack SDK 0.3 jetpack.mozillalabs.com later this month, with first high-level API’s: “panel” overlays, context menu, selection, tabs

CC BY-NC-SA www.flickr.com/ photos/razmataz/3933467547/

Firefox XUL + XPCOM CC BY-NC-SA www.flickr.com/ photos/razmataz/3933467547/

Firefox XUL + XPCOM you and your JavaScript CC BY-NC-SA www.flickr.com/ photos/razmataz/3933467547/

Jetpack

Jetpack the power of add-ons

Jetpack the benefits the power of add-ons + of a modern, webby api

Jetpack the benefits the power of add-ons + of a modern, webby api easy, secure, future-proof

Jetpack workshop today 3:15–4:15 game room CC BY-NC-SA flickr.com/photos/terryhart/2979919447/

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