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So how does this compare to Android/iOS dev experiences? Other JS+CSS+HTML developement?

• seanholden 14y ago
  It is pretty much web development. My method is to shrink a browser down to mobile size and create something in HTML/CSS/JS as if you were creating it for a mobile browser. If it works as a web app, it should work as a FirefoxOS app. You can download the FirefoxOS simulator as a Firefox add-on for free to have a play about with it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-os-simulator/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-os-si...
• atrus 14y ago
  It's really easy. As he said, the only real difference between a webpage and a FirefoxOS app is the manifest. I made a small Pomodoro app (https://github.com/worldsproject/pomos https://github.com/worldsproject/pomos) as a test for learning the Chrome Web Store and FirefoxOS markets. Chrome disallows some things, in my case localStorage, and replaces it with their own alternative. While not major, I still had to make adjustments. I also had to define a window. Again, not minor, but these still keep it sufficiently different from a normal webpage. Whereas with the firefox app, I just had to write a manifest, and it worked without any changes. The Chrome store is a bit more refined though, it has better and more options for displaying promotional graphics, and looks better overall.