14 DAY TRIAL // Mozilla has been working on a secret project and it seems like next week we’re all going to see what they’ve been cooking. According to the company, however, this is a new web browser that was built by developers for developers.
On November 10, Mozilla plans to introduce the new project that they’ve been working on. The new browser is based on Firefox and features debugging capabilities and special tools such as the Firefox Tools Adapter, and WebIDE for coding right in the browser.
“At Mozilla we know that developers are the cornerstone of the Web, that’s why we actively push standards and continue to build great tools to make it easier for you to create awesome Web content and apps. When building for the Web, developers tend to use a myriad of different tools which often don’t work well together. This means you end up switching between different tools, platforms and browsers which can slow you down and make you less productive,” the company’s team writes in a blog post.
That being said, Mozilla has decided to “unleash” the developer tools team on the entire browser and see how this could make lives better.
They’ve basically redesigned the Firefox browser by looking at it from a different angle, putting developers’ interests first. It’s basically built by developers for developers, which means they’re the ones that will have to eventually give it scores for its usability and usefulness.
The big day comes next week, on November 10
The new Firefox version will be released on November 10, as per the announcement, and it will soon receive even more features. “We’re going to bring you more, a lot more, in a package that you deserve as a builder for an independent Web,” Mozilla writes.
There aren’t too many details about the new project so far, but Mozilla has published a teaser video before next week’s launch. The video names the new tool “Firefox Developer Browser,” which may indicate that this is, in fact the name they’ve chosen. For Mozilla it would be important to maintain the “Firefox” identity for easier recognition, especially when a new tool is launched, although perhaps a catchier name would be appropriate.
There are, however, several versions of Firefox already, for developers, as well as the beta channel.
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