While the name “WinJS” may imply that it is a Microsoft version of JavaScript, it is in fact a collection of JavaScript tools for enabling advanced components and user interface controls, which minimize the changes developers have to make for using these features across different devices.
“We’re really not interested in having a Microsoft’s version of another thing you already have. That is not our goal. Our goal is to contribute something new, to solve actual problems people have,” said Paul Gusmorino, a principal program manager lead on the team responsible for user interface platforms in Windows, in a WinJS session at the Microsoft Build developer conference, being held this week in San Francisco.
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