Microsoft Adds Node.js Support To Visual Studio

Posted by timothy on Thursday November 21, 2013 @07:13AM from the could-be-the-biggest-open-source-company dept.

shutdown -p now writes "Coming from the team that had previously brought you Python Tools for Visual Studio, Microsoft has announced Node.js Tools for Visual Studio, with the release of the first public alpha. NTVS is the official extension for Visual Studio that adds support for Node.js, including editing with Intellisense, debugging, profiling, and the ability to deploy Node.js websites to Windows Azure. An overview video showcases the features, and Scott Hanselman has a detailed walkthrough. The project is open source under Apache License 2.0. While the extension is published by Microsoft, it is a collaborative effort involving Microsoft, Red Gate (which previously had a private beta version of similar product called Visual Node), and individual contributors from the Node.js community."

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Just what the nodejs by stewsters · 2013-11-21 07:20 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm sure the NodeJs hipsters running the latest flavor of Linux with custom desktops will close out their sublime text and immediately wget that.
Re:Stop with JavaScript by Dahamma · 2013-11-21 08:31 · Score: 5, Funny

Well, duh, the point is not having to port/compile native apps for all platforms. With Javascript you just write one web app that is 100% compatible on all platforms, OSes, and browsers! Man... I thought I could keep a straight face while typing that but I give up.