Microsoft lays out a buffet of Windows goodies for JavaScript Developers
Redmond is giving JavaScript and TypeScript devs first-class access to some Windows internals to make their lives easier, via new “dynamic projections,” as Microsoft calls these new language bindings.JavaScript applications have been seeping onto the Windows desktop for years. Originally designed for the Web, JavaScript — and its more formal TypeScript superset — have been used to build desktop apps as well. The Windows Runtime API (WinRT) projection for Node.js, now available in public preview, isn't giving developers access to heretofore-forbidden Windows powers; it just makes it much easier for them to connect to these capabilities.
- ▪Redmond is giving JavaScript and TypeScript devs first-class access to some Windows internals to make their lives easier, via new “dynamic projections,” as Microsoft calls these new language bindings.JavaScript applications have been seepin
- ▪Originally designed for the Web, JavaScript — and its more formal TypeScript superset — have been used to build desktop apps as well.
- ▪The Windows Runtime API (WinRT) projection for Node.js, now available in public preview, isn't giving developers access to heretofore-forbidden Windows powers; it just makes it much easier for them to connect to these capabilities.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); DEVOPS Microsoft lays out a buffet of Windows goodies for JavaScript Developers Just don’t call the WinRT projection for Node.js a lock-in Joab Jackson Joab Jackson SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND CLOUD REPORTER Published mon 27 Jul 2026 // 22:25 UTC If you want your JavaScript app to have access to Microsoft's OS features, it's now easier than ever.
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