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11/15/2017 ·

A new owner for add-ons manager

Announcing a New Owner for the Add-ons Manager in Firefox, the component that manages extensions and themes. Links to more information about WebExtensions.

11/30/2016 ·

about:addons in React

Exploring a React version of Firefox's about:addons as a proof-of-concept to replace XBL and XUL, with an emphasis on reusable components and state management.

11/30/2016 ·

Toy Add-on Manager in Rust

Experimenting with a toy version of Firefox's Add-on Manager in Rust, exploring its core components and comparing Rust's features like enums and match.