Atom Shell is no longer tied to Atom the text editor by name. It makes sense to change the name as Electron becomes more popular in projects outside of Atom.
It would still be easy to find the project via google. Just googling "atom-shell" will probably get you this article, and from there a user would figure out that it's been renamed.
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Im curious about the name change. What do they stand to gain from losing all of the history of atom shell search results?
Atom Shell is no longer tied to Atom the text editor by name. It makes sense to change the name as Electron becomes more popular in projects outside of Atom.
i think it's because electron is being used to build more than just atom.
having it be that deeply associated with the other brand reduces the visibility of the project?
It would still be easy to find the project via google. Just googling "atom-shell" will probably get you this article, and from there a user would figure out that it's been renamed.
Because now they can write a blog post about it, which duly appears on HN's front page.