WinJS

WinJS provides helpers that facilitate the development of Windows Store apps using HTML5 and JavaScript. The library consists of modules and functions that expose the Windows Runtime in a way that is consistent with JavaScript coding conventions. WinJS makes it possible to add Windows UI controls in HTML. This is accompanied by support for data binding and a template engine. Other JavaScript frameworks, such as JQuery, can work side-by-side with WinJS. The library comes with additional declaration files for a rich developer experience using TypeScript, a strict superset of JavaScript with annotations. TypeScript enables for code completion and refactoring while maintaining compatibility with JavaScript. == Features ==

• UI controls with fundamental support for touch, mouse and keyboard. • Scaffolding. == Version history ==

WinJS 1.0 The first version of WinJS. It was released with Windows 8. WinJS 2.0 WinJS was released as open-source software under the Apache License on GitHub by popular demand. The project aimed at cross-platform and browser compatibility. The following distributions are derived from WinJS 2.0: • WinJS 2.0 for Windows 8.1 • WinJS Xbox 1.0 for Windows • WinJS Phone 2.1 for Windows Phone 8.1 WinJS 3.0 WinJS 3.0 was released in September, 2014 with special focus on: • Cross-browser/cross-platform support spanning the most popular desktop and mobile browsers, as well as HTML-based app environments like Apache Cordova • JavaScript modularization giving developers the control to optimize their performance and load just the modules of the WinJS library they need for their Web site or app • Improved universal control designs WinJS 4.0 A preview of WinJS 4.0 was announced on March 27, 2015, and the full release was announced on June 8. == See also ==