Desktop apps with NW.js and JavaScript

Use NW.js to create JavaScript-powered desktop apps that can be run on OS X, Linux and Windows

DOWNLOAD TUTORIAL FILES www.filesilo.co.uk/bks-894 Over the last 25 years, the browser has opened new windows (see what we did there) on content and code distribution. Whole ecosystems have sprung up to support the creation and deployment of apps that can be accessed with a simple URL. Despite how great the browser has become at integrating itself into operating systems, we still sometimes find that we want an app that we can install on our system and run at any time with just that extra little bit of power. What we need is something with the low-level access of Node with the ease of development of browsers and a way to package it all up as an app that can be run on our traditional OS like any regular, native app.…

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