Thursday, September 18, 2014

Firefox OS Apps Day

 Event Name: Firefox OS Apps Day, VIIT Pune
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Date:  17th September 2014
Venue: VIIT, Pune
Hashtags: #apphackdaypune, #firefoxstudents

-= Audience and size =-
There were 42 people who attended the event. All participants were Third Year engineering students of the Computer Engineering. Overall, they seemed to have good knowledge of web technologies ( HTML, JavaScript) and interested in open source contributions.

-= Our Goals =-
1. Educate and inspire developers to work on HTML5 apps and submit them to the Firefox Marketplace
2. Create opportunities for local developers to showcase their apps
3. Raise awareness of Firefox OS and the developer ecosystem
4. Brainstorm app ideas

-= OutCome of the Event =-
 Participants are interested in building apps after the event
 Participants become aware of the tools (such as AppMaker) they need to get started.
 Two Apps were developed during the event:
Heath Tracker (by Prasad Seth) and Math Challenge (by Qaidjohar Jawadwala)

MathChallenge App Link - https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/maths-workout?src=search
HealthTracker App Link - https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/health-tracker?src=search

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