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user3547774
user3547774

Reputation: 1689

Windows Apps Universal, XAML or JavaScript

I am embarking on my first windows phone app. I noticed there are two templates one is in Javascript (Blank App (Universal Apps)) and the other in C# (XAML) again Blank App (Universal Apps). Which one should I use, I know it depends a lot on the project context, but basically its just a simple phone app, that reads and displays data, mostly crud operations. Any help is appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2051

Answers (2)

Kraig Brockschmidt - MSFT
Kraig Brockschmidt - MSFT

Reputation: 7024

Here's my take to add to the list--http://www.kraigbrockschmidt.com/2013/01/17/html-javascript-xaml-directx-language-windows-store-app/ . In my partner-facing role at Microsoft I got this question quite a bit, and it really boils down to personal preference and experience unless you run into a place where the languages don't quite have parity at present. Parity was more of an issue in Windows 8, many areas were resolved for Windows 8.1. (Parity is more a matter between Windows/Windows Phone now rather than between the languages.)

Personally, being the author of Programming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition (free ebook, Microsoft Press, 2014), I like the JS approach very much because you can leverage standards. On the downside, JS code is the least secure of all the options (see this blog post of mine), which might be a make-or-break consideration.

Upvotes: 1

Rico Suter
Rico Suter

Reputation: 11858

I think there are a lot of resources in the internet regarding this question.

For example:

If you have a C#/.NET background, choose XAML - if you have a web background, choose WinJS...

I think that XAML is more popular than WinJS (especially for Windows Phone).

Upvotes: 1

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