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Asked: 2026-05-16T16:04:56+00:00

I’m currently in the need of developing a Windows application. I want to keep

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I’m currently in the need of developing a Windows application. I want to keep things simple (in the spirit of uTorrent) and I would like the result program to be a single .exe file containing all that it needs.

The program is simple. It just needs some UI. It needs to run for a long period of time (lay there as a tray icon). It needs to do some routine tasks like simple I/O. It also needs to access the internet, specifically some web server.

Apart from these small requirements I would like to write all of it in JavaScript, as I feel more comfortable with it than any other language.

I know there’s things like Windows Script Host that let you run JavaScript programs and interact with some Win32 API, but will I be able to do everything I need with Windows Script Host? Can I pack all of the Windows Script Host in a single .exe?

If not, what alternatives do I have for JavaScript?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I found that there’s actually a JavaScript compiler that comes with the .NET framework called jsc.exe.

    For more information:

    http://www.phpied.com/make-your-javascript-a-windows-exe/

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7435xtz6(VS.80).aspx

    I guess it’s not really JavaScript since it introduces extra things like import and even some class syntax which is weird for me. But this works perfectly for me as I will just doing things as I am used to on the web.

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