All About Microsoft posted a story that Microsoft is guiding developers toward HTML5 and JavaScript for Windows 8 app development
Microsoft officials have made it clear that HTML5 and JavaScript are going to be key for developing for Windows 8. But Microsoft’s HTML5/JS love doesn’t stop there.Microsoft to focus on HTML5 and JavaScript for Office 15 extensions
It turns out that HTML5 and JavaScript also are going to be key to Microsoft’s Office 15 programmability story.
Office programmability refers to the ability to extend the Microsoft Office platform with custom code and third-party add-on applications. In the past, Microsoft has directed developers interested in going that route to use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO). With Office 15 — the version of Office expected around 2012 or 2013 — Microsoft is going to be creating a new generation of Office development tools that will focus on HTML5 and JavaScript. And it seems the tools will target not just Office, but also Office 365 as a development platform.
