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> And even if it were, VSCode is basically a rewrite of Atom that reuses a big chunk of the original codebase Atom and VSCode projects have always been separat
by IncRnd 4y ago
> And even if it were, VSCode is basically a rewrite of Atom that reuses a big chunk of the original codebase
Atom and VSCode projects have always been separate projects. Both using Electron does not mean they share a codebase, not in the normal sense of the phrase.
- fsckboy 4y agofrom the article "This is a tough goodbye. It’s worth reflecting that Atom has served as the foundation for the Electron framework, which paved the way for the creation of thousands of apps, including Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Slack, and our very own GitHub Desktop."
- chipotle_coyote 4y agoYes. As the comment you’re replying to said, “Both using Electron does not mean they share a codebase, not in the normal sense of the phrase.” Code is no more a “rewrite of Atom that reuses a big chunk of the original codebase” than Slack is.
- fsckboy 4y ago“both using Electron" refers to a period of time that occurs after "Atom has served as the foundation for the Electron" and my quote states that Atom -> Electron -> Spark I'm not an expert on this at all, I'm just quoting, but Spark is being used rhetorically as if it's an outlandish to consider it to be a descendent
- tentacleuno 4y agoIf I remember correctly, Electron was made for Atom (by GitHub).
- thrdbndndn 4y agoYep https://www.electronjs.org/blog/electron https://www.electronjs.org/blog/electron
- IncRnd 4y agoAtom Shell, which was renamed to Electron, was made for Atom. Electron is not Atom. They both use javascript, too, but that doesn't mean they share code.