WinJS – its purpose and a distribution history

WinJS 1.0 was first released with Windows 8.0. Here are its notable distributions up until now. The distribution history is as follows:

The distribution name

Purpose/focused area

WinJS 1.0

This was released as the JavaScript library for Windows 8.0.

WinJS 2.0 for Windows 8.1

This is an updated version and released under Apache License at GitHub.

WinJS Xbox 1.0 for Windows

This was an exclusive release for Xbox one for Windows.

WinJS Phone 2.1 for Windows Phone 8.1

This was released for Windows phone development platform.

WinJS 3.0

This was released in September 2014 for improved cross-platform functionality, JavaScript modularization, and improvements in a universal control design.

WinJS ...

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