Can you do Desktop Development using JavaScript?

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Chris Pietschmann picture Chris Pietschmann · Sep 20, 2008 · Viewed 35.8k times · Source

I know there's JScript.NET, but it isn't the same as the JavaScript we know from the web.

Does anyone know if there are any JavaScript based platforms/compilers for desktop development? Most specifically Windows desktop development.

Answer

Zach picture Zach · Sep 20, 2008

There is XULRunner, which let's you build GUI apps like Firefox using JavaScript and XUL. It has a lot of extension to JavaScript though, using XPCOM. They also offer Prism which let's you build web apps that work offline, sort of like AIR. Yahoo uses it for their Zimbra email desktop client.

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