Mobile/Possible Task List
Please add possible tasks for members of the group here.
Task List
Status: this is still being edited
Depending on their interests and abilities, the WebMob participants can contribute to the goals of the group by picking up the following tasks; for each set of tasks, people can volunteer to act as coaches for others who would want to get involved but don't know how.
Spec review
- reviewing spec with multiple devices and connection types in mind
- reviewing spec with limited CPU / battery in mind
- review spec to ensure they fulfill our identified use cases
See also Early ideas for spec reviews
Coaches:
CoreMob tracking
For each relevant feature highlighted in CoreMob:
- identify and document roadblock towards greater deployment
- propose action plan to lift or reduce it
Coaches:
Data gathering
- Collect data on usage of features in the wild (possibly across platforms)
- write relevant (short/informal) report to inform specification process
Coaches:
Roadmap report
Coaches: Dom
Closing the gap report
Coaches: Dom
Accelerated spec development
- develop/complete use cases (incl. by interviewing people with real needs)
- prototype spec (e.g. prollyfill) to let broader community give feedback
- develop test cases
- help fixing spec bugs
Coaches:
Outreach on existing capabilities
When a given feature exists but is too little known or understood:
- create developer documentation (e.g. on WebPlatform.org)
- build demos with the said feature
- communicate widely about those (social media, conferences, etc)
Coaches:
Articles tracking
There is every so often articles and reports that point us to new information that can help us define our goals and set priorities:
- watch for relevant articles
- link to them and summarize them in our [Mobile/Articles Articles page]
- comment on the list how they should inform our goals
Coaches:
Identify needs for new capabilities
- define clear use cases for the new capability (see how to write good use cases)
- identify who can represent people who have that need
Coaches:
Mobile Best Practice
- Identify sources of "Best Practice" (e.g. GSMA, Google, W3C ...)
- Commentary and comparison
Coaches:
Brain Dump
Please just dump ideas here.
- Offline Capabilities / Web Apps
- Closing the Gap
- Taking apart Scott Jenson's post and applying the tasks from there