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2/15/2009 · 4 min read

Evolving beyond Mozilla Tinderbox: to Buildbot and beyond

Journey from Tinderbox CI/CD to modern continuous integration practices, exploring how Momentum enhances deployment workflows and development automation.

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6/29/2010 · 1 min read

Testing gzip encoding on Tinderbox-stage to boost speed

Testing gzip encoding on Tinderbox-stage to boost loading speeds. Share your feedback and help refine this performance improvement!

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3/4/2008 · 1 min read

moving 1.8 nightlies to release machines March 5 2008

Announcement about migrating nightly production to release machines for the 1.8 branch for Firefox releases, with a list of impacted machines

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2/15/2008 · 2 min read

moving nightly Mozilla1.8 Firefox to release automation

Streamlining Mozilla 1.8 Nightly Builds with Release Automation, with links to bugzilla and more information. Tinderbox still in use, with help from BuildBot.

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4/8/2008 · 4 min read

On moving from Tinderbox to Buildbot (for reals this time)

Transitioning Mozilla to Buildbot for Continuous Integration, moving fully away from the venerable Mozilla Tinderbox CI

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12/29/2007 · 1 min read

Improving Firefox Builds with CI and Performance Testing

Improving Firefox Build and Performance Testing. Discussions on continuous integration and building only as needed.

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1/10/2008 · 3 min read

Build-on-Checkin Automation: Concerns and System Trade-Offs

Addressing concerns regarding build-on-checkin automation. Contrasting the trade-offs for the current and proposed systems.

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9/2/2007 · 1 min read

JSON Mode and Performance Upgrade: now with 100% more AJAX

Introduction of a more AJAX-driven Tinderbox waterfall, using the new Tinderbox JSON output mode. The post discusses performance improvements.

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12/19/2007 · 1 min read

Automating Mozilla 1.8 Releases with Buildbot Nightlies

Setting up release automation for the Mozilla 1.8 branch using Buildbot to generate nightly and dependent builds

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8/29/2007 · 2 min read

Tinderbox JSON Update: Testing and UI Backend Insights

Tinderbox JSON Output Update, and a call for testing. Discussion into current UI techniques and using Mozilla Tinderbox as a backend.

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1/17/2008 · 2 min read

Launch of Tinderbox JSON API (0.1): Simplified Data Access

Launch of the Tinderbox JSON API (tinderboxJsonApi 0.1), a simpler and more accessible way to interact with Tinderbox data.