Will node-webkit change names?

[RubrikBonnier]

Since WebKit has nothing to do with Chromium since a long time, should node-webkit be renamed? I think it would be a good idea. Every single person I mention node-webkit to starts lecturing me about what I already know: WebKit is not part of Chromium. It's Blink since what feels like forever.

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[rogerwang]

Yeah. And #2742 makes the 'node-' part irrelevant as well. Any suggestions on the new name?

[RubrikBonnier]

Yes. I think we should not call it something that suggests a dependence on some specific technology. Both because it can (and has) change(d), but also because it won't be complete and, well... it's just not a good idea! :)

Suggestions:

JS Desktop
js-desktop
native-JS
Native JS
NativeJS
DeskJS
DesktopJS
DeskJS
JSDesk
JDesk
JS-on-desk
FutureDesktop
CrossJS
CrossDesk

[allencblee]

Suggestions:

Native Web
Native Webview

So that acronym stays with nw.

[EthraZa]

Let's see...

Joint Sdk (JSdk)
Juncture Sdk
Knot Desktop
Knot Web
Knot Eyer
Web Eyer
Web Top
Chroma Kit

Good luck node-webkit ;)

[adam-lynch]

Wang Kit.

Say it out loud.

I'm sorry.

[szwacz]

I also think the acronym "NW" should stay intact. Was the compass picked as node-webkit logo, because NW means also "Northwest"? (but compass on icon points actually to Northeast :) ) So maybe call it NorthWest?

[adam-lynch]

@szwacz not bad. As long as people don't mind that it's also the name of Kim & Kanye West's child.

[EthraZa]

NW? Native Wannabe :P

[allencblee]

If nw is going to move to io.js, perhaps it makes sense to follow a similar name convention (e.g. nw.js).

[RubrikBonnier]

nw.js actually is a pretty good name. Cryptic enough to allow for changes in tech, and short.

[Phoenixmatrix]

+1 for nw.js. That way you don't have to change things that were already referring to nw, and people looking for node-webkit not knowing the change are still likely to find it and understand its the same thing.

[askbeka]

+1 for nw

[smiling-Jack]

+1 for nw
perhaps:
Native Webkit

or
nw-app = native web application

[RubrikBonnier]

smiling-Jack: Seriously? You keep talking about Webkit even though it's not been in the product for a long time?

[DinisCruz]

+1 for nw (with the variations of NW, nw.js or nw-js)

[kallisto56]

chromeo (yeah, it's already closed by musical duet, and also chromeo in transcription for russian language means as 'lame man')
cross-script (xscript)
cross-desktop
xdesktop

also, suggested earlier nw.js & nw-app looks nice.

[timothyha]

DesktopJS could be fine. node.js brought us server-side JS, and node-webkit helped us create fully-functional desktop apps in JS.
nw.js and nw-app are also good. One can read them in different ways.

[NetOpWibby]

blinkJS! Or maybe, blink.io? nw-app, suggested by @smiling-Jack sounds good too.

[olecom]

nw.js

[Bastian82]

"Native Wannabe.js" which in short will be nw.js :)

[RubrikBonnier]

nw.js fits the best for a variety of reasons. So it's settled.

[sholtomaud]

BlinkDesk

[clintwood]

node-ui
io-ui

[azmras]

nw.js is good, but there is more than javascript in the whole product..

webdesk
new-web
or
moonlight? ;)

(silverlight and flash are already taken)

[Bastian82]

moonlight also taken..
http://www.mono-project.com/docs/web/moonlight/

[Bastian82]

Ok, so far, so good. We have a plenty candidates. How do we gonna choose now? Vote? Or Roger will decide for us ?:)

[EthraZa]

Vote to help Roger decide 👍
https://plus.google.com/104527547398404782016/posts/haWJDDvYxrU

[RubrikBonnier]

Stop spamming Google cancer, please.

[diegostoliar]

As a noob I had a recent experience in finding nw and understand what it was. I think it could be faster to get when the name means clearly what it does, so Mu vote goes to DesktopJS. I also user this tags to search for it: portable js, deploy, js executable, app js and so on.

[lzantal]

As @allencblee suggest NativeWeb sounds pretty close to what it does since it brings the web to native desktop app. It also keeps the nw intact.

[diegostoliar]

NativeWeb is also a really good name!

[ghost]

NWJS

[zhchbin]

nw is good enough to be the new project name! 👍

[du-song]

NoBlink ( for Whovians ^_^ )

[ghostoy]

Web.IO ?

[whistlegraph]

nnw – not node webkit :)

[azmras]

Chromio => (Chrom+iojs)
:( http://chrom.io/ is already taken though.

[0x263b]

Since we're replacing webkit with blink and node with io.js, how about Blink.IO?

[NetOpWibby]

+1 for blink.io

[4ver]

*0 for blink.io 😛

[EthraZa]

There is a lot of NW.JS but none NW.IO. Now there is. Why .io anyway?
I guess would make more sence something like Node.Web or Node@Web to keep the NW at the name. Web searches thanks.

But this name shaw not change in a blink of web nodes! 👀

[DinisCruz]

not sure about the .io move and lock in NW's name, there is currently a lot of energy and hype around the new io.js, and it will be interesting to see what will happen in the next 6/12 months.

I really like this article http://www.reddit.com/r/node/comments/2onjg9/nodejs_is_forked_not_fed/ since the real outcome might not be a full fork, but a best of both words (and after all a fork is a healthy sign in FOOS projects).

In a way NW should support both and ensure that it can work with both distributions.

[lzantal]

Hi,

On Dec 16, 2014, at 6:37, Dinis Cruz notifications@github.com wrote:

not sure about the .io move and lock in NW's name, there is currently a lot of energy and hype around the new io.js, and it will be interesting to see what will happen in the next 6/12 months.

I really like this article http://www.reddit.com/r/node/comments/2onjg9/nodejs_is_forked_not_fed/ since the real outcome might not be a full fork, but a best of both words (and after all a fork is a healthy sign in FOOS projects).

In a way NW should support both and ensure that it can work with both distributions.

Agreed. I really don't think it's a good idea to lock the name in again with the frameworks used "currently". Since it can change again in the future.
I really like the name NativeWeb(as suggested by others) because it represents what node-webkit is doing.

Laszlo
http://twitter.com/LZAntal

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[diegostoliar]

Agreed with Laszlo
Diego S

 On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 5:25 PM, lzantal <notifications@github.com> wrote:

Hi,

On Dec 16, 2014, at 6:37, Dinis Cruz notifications@github.com wrote:

not sure about the .io move and lock in NW's name, there is currently a lot of energy and hype around the new io.js, and it will be interesting to see what will happen in the next 6/12 months.

I really like this article http://www.reddit.com/r/node/comments/2onjg9/nodejs_is_forked_not_fed/ since the real outcome might not be a full fork, but a best of both words (and after all a fork is a healthy sign in FOOS projects).

In a way NW should support both and ensure that it can work with both distributions.

Agreed. I really don't think it's a good idea to lock the name in again with the frameworks used "currently". Since it can change again in the future.
I really like the name NativeWeb(as suggested by others) because it represents what node-webkit is doing.

Laszlo
http://twitter.com/LZAntal

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[eternalruler]

blinkbox

[Iliyass]

NodeDesko

[azmras]

nwjs
at last...
http://dl.node-webkit.org/live-build/12-31-2014/6af72e0-df30fb7-b477a2d-2e978ac-8c5a736-fd87c8d/nwjs-v0.12.0-alpha1-win-x64.zip

[geddski]

Some ideas:
blend.js
JScore
CoreJS
IronCore (earths inner core is mostly iron)

[rogerwang]

http://nwjs.io