Building desktop Linux applications with JavaScript Ars takes a close look at Seed, a new framework that allows software … ...

Ars takes a close look at Seed, a new framework that allows software developers to build GTK+ applications with JavaScript. The popular web scripting language could soon become the dominant ...

Whether you're building a Web or desktop application, here's a round-up of tools for building the interface with plain old HTML. Being able to work comfortably on Web-related code elements -- HTML, ...

Create a variable in the JavaScript tags to initialize an ActiveX object that can run commands through a command line: Add another line inside the script tags to run a desktop application.

Electron is a framework for building desktop applications. Microsoft has been working on "Teams 2.0", which reportedly will move the desktop app off Electron in pursuit of better performance.

On the desktop, the biggest improvement appears to be an new JavaScript compiler known as IonMonkey, which Moziilla claims will allow web apps and games will run up to 25 percent faster.