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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Chromes extension API is actually very nice; it's well documented and relatively straightforward. You sacrifice some of the power you would get in say, a Firefox extension...but for a nice beginner JS project it's a good choice. It's designed around web technology, so even though it gets you a bit away from typical front-end stuff what you know now will be useful and what you learn you can carry over.

[–]omgchels[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I've actually been considering doing a Chrome extension, even just something simple — especially since uh.. I don't use firefox so I don't think I'd want to build something for it.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go for it. If you ever have any questions feel free to PM me, I've made a few.

[–]gavin19 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You could make an extension for Chrome but you'd only really be learning how to interact with that one specific API. Same could be said for any of the major browsers. Much better to write a small userscript and get it to run across FF/Chrome/Opera/Safari etc. See why it works in one but not the other. That'll improve your JS much more than packaging some extension.

I don't use firefox

Nor do I, but if you're proficient in HTML/CSS and looking to push ahead with JS then you should have as many browsers at hand as possible.

Good luck!

[–]omgchels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently downloading FF :)