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Microsoft Adds Node.js Support To Visual Studio

Posted by timothy on 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."

5 of 197 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Stop with JavaScript by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When you get all browser makers to agree on a new language to use we can stop with JavaScript.

  2. JavaScript, its better than a kick in the head. by TiggertheMad · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you know of a better client side web scripting language that has wide spread browser support, we are listening.

    nothing? Yeah, I thought so....

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    1. Re:JavaScript, its better than a kick in the head. by devent · · Score: 3, Insightful

      If the W3C would make a byte code standard to access the DOM then nobody would use JavaScript and rather port any other language to use the byte code. Much like for the JavaVM there are numerous languages available (about 25 languages), for example C, Python, Ruby, and new languages like Scala, Groovy, (and about 30 other languages). The JavaScript code is compiled and re-arranged for faster execution to a byte code language that is run under a Virtual Machine anyway.

      The question of whether I know a better client side web language is moot because there ain't no choice. Other then of course plug-ins or add-ons to the browser. It's like asking is there any better gaming operation system then Windows... (at least I can install Linux and run some Linux games that are better then Windows games).

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  3. Re:node.js.Extend.too ? by Nerdfest · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The developers may want to have a word with the legal/patent department if they're looking for goodwill from the developer community at large. What Microsoft is doing with the Android patents is up there with SCO. They also teamed up with Appple as 'Rockstar' for some of the worst patent abuse around, and lobbied against the current patent reforms. It's going to be a big job.

  4. Re:Stop with JavaScript by OhPlz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh yeah, good idea. Let's just be rid of this whole Internet thing, and all the crap people put on it.

    WWW != Internet