Behind-the-scenes with Firefox 53, plus Dev Edition news

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Jason and Gro
Thu 20 Apr 2017 16:03
Behind-the-scenes with Project Quantum and Firefox 53, the new release cycle for Dev Edition, and more



Developer Newsletter

Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks, and More

Today’s release of Firefox includes the first significant piece of Project Quantum, as well as various visible and the under-the-hood improvements.

We’re building a next-generation browser engine that takes full advantage of modern hardware, and shipping one of the first important pieces of this effort – what we’ve referred to as the “Quantum Compositor”.


Read about what's new in Firefox 53


Other News

Simplifying Firefox Release Channels and Improving Developer Edition’s Stability
Read about what's changing in pre-release versions of Firefox >>

Replace Bootstrap Layouts with CSS Grid
See what it takes to replace an existing grid framework with CSS Grid >>

Hacking & Contributing to Servo On Windows
Why running Servo on Windows was so complicated... and how it's now so simple >>



💡 DevTools: Did you know?

The Memory tool lets you take a snapshot of the current tab's memory heap. It then provides a number of views of the heap that can show you which objects account for memory usage and exactly where in your code you are allocating memory.
Check it out >>



On MDN

1. Drawing graphics, from the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) language, to APIs for drawing on HTML "canvas" elements

2. Just getting started? Check out common questions about the web

3. Want to search MDN from your address bar? We have an add-on for that!



Some Upcoming Mozilla Developer Roadshow Events

Apr 20, 2017 (that's today!) - Chicago, IL @ General Assembly

Apr 25, 2017 - London, UK @ Twitter

Apr 29, 2017 - Berlin, Germany @ A-MAZE

More dates and cities listed in the full calendar. Check the schedule-in-progress.

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