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Extending gecko (the base of FireFox and a bunch of other junk you've not likely heard of) is unpleasant, but can lead to [http://codebutler.com/firesheep amusing results]. Here's some lessons learned while implementing the [http://www.thousandeyes.com ThousandEyes] DNS-profiling plugin. | Extending gecko (the base of FireFox and a bunch of other junk you've not likely heard of) is unpleasant, but can lead to [http://codebutler.com/firesheep amusing results]. Here's some lessons learned while implementing the [http://www.thousandeyes.com ThousandEyes] DNS-profiling plugin. | ||
==XPCOM== | |||
* Components available within xulrunner applications | |||
* Can be created in either JavaScript or C++ | |||
==Addon Manager== | ==Addon Manager== | ||
* If addons.mozilla.org is to be used for staging, code must be open source if the addon is to move out of "Experimental" status | * If addons.mozilla.org is to be used for staging, code must be open source if the addon is to move out of "Experimental" status | ||
Latest revision as of 08:11, 3 December 2010
Extending gecko (the base of FireFox and a bunch of other junk you've not likely heard of) is unpleasant, but can lead to amusing results. Here's some lessons learned while implementing the ThousandEyes DNS-profiling plugin.
XPCOM
- Components available within xulrunner applications
- Can be created in either JavaScript or C++
Addon Manager
- If addons.mozilla.org is to be used for staging, code must be open source if the addon is to move out of "Experimental" status
