{"id":8281,"date":"2017-10-16T08:01:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=8281"},"modified":"2017-10-13T11:05:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T18:05:56","slug":"friend-add-ons-sylvain-giroux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2017\/10\/16\/friend-add-ons-sylvain-giroux\/","title":{"rendered":"Friend of Add-ons: Sylvain Giroux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please meet our newest Friend of Add-ons, <a href=\"https:\/\/mozillians.org\/en-US\/u\/sylvaing\/\">Sylvain Giroux<\/a>! Sylvain has been creating extensions for Firefox since 2007 and began contributing to <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\">addons.mozilla.org<\/a> (AMO) as an add-on reviewer in 2015. \u00a0While he had originally planned to help with the add-on review queues for a few months before moving on to other activities, Sylvain quickly connected with Mozilla\u2019s mission and found friends within the community, and has been an active contributor ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Sylvain is an add-on reviewer and <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/Reviewers\/Peer_Mentor_Program\">peer mentor<\/a> for new reviewers. He is also helping the AMO team create an improved application process for prospective add-on reviewers. Additionally, Sylvain is finishing a six-month term as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Add-ons\/AMO\/Policy\/Featured#Joining_the_Featured_Add-ons_Advisory_Board\">featured add-on advisory board<\/a>, where he has helped nominate and select new extensions to feature on AMO each month.<\/p>\n<p>Of his experience as a contributor, Sylvain says, \u201cBeing part of such a vast community helped me understand the underlying AMO process and its continuous evolution over time. This is especially important with the massive changes that Firefox 57 is bringing to this community. The knowledge I&#8217;ve gathered reviewing code after all those years has also strengthened my understanding of what &#8220;safe code&#8221; should look like. This is especially important when creating web-based software, APIs or features that may affect the security and privacy of end-users.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sylvain also has a suggestion for anyone interested in getting more involved in Mozilla. \u201cI strongly suggest people visit <a href=\"https:\/\/whatcanidoformozilla.org\/\">https:\/\/whatcanidoformozilla.org<\/a> and see if there is something in there that could bring you closer to this awesome free-software community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his spare time, Sylvain is an active home-brewer and has made nearly twenty batches of beer over the last three years from home-grown hops. He also frequently creates personal development projects, like fixing bugs for a nodeJS card game program, to meet new challenges and keep his coding skills up to date.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the AMO community, thank you for your many wonderful contributions, Sylvain!<br \/>\nIf you are interested in contributing to the add-ons community, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/Contribute\">wiki<\/a> for a list of ways to get involved. If you\u2019re currently a contributor, please be sure to add your contributions to our <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/Contribute\/Recognition\">recognition wiki<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please meet our newest Friend of Add-ons, Sylvain Giroux! 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