Foreword by Chris Anderson
Windows 8 represents a significant change in the Microsoft developer ecosystem. While the consumer-oriented changes in Windows 8 get much of the spotlight (new user experience, touch, tablet computers, etc.), there is a tectonic shift at the core of Windows 8. In Windows 8, developers are presented with a choice of programming environments to build their craft; DirectX, XAML, and HTML. Beyond this, there is now a built-in platform for monetizing their products.
For the past two years I have been working as a development lead and architect for the Windows Library for JavaScript, or WinJS. When we first thought about having HTML and JavaScript be a first-class platform for building native Windows applications, one of ...
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