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This google group message is particularly revealing: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/nwjs-general/V1FhvfaFIzQ/720xKVd0jNkJ https://groups.google.com/forum

by sync 12y ago

This google group message is particularly revealing: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/nwjs-general/V1FhvfaFIzQ/720xKVd0jNkJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/nwjs-general/V1FhvfaFI... Looks like they have migrated to io.js as well.

mnutt 12y ago
In addition to the node/iojs reasoning, I think nw.js is a clearer name. Node-webkit makes it sound like it's just webkit bindings for node, whereas it's quite a bit more than that. Fusing the node and webkit runloops together is really pretty amazing.
jdp23 12y ago
And it also explains why they changed the name from node-webkit: "because both parts of the name are irrelevant now" (since they're on io.js and Chromium).
- tommoor 12y ago
  I believe NW will become an acronym for "native web"
  - staunch 12y ago
    A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym :D
    - csours 12y ago
      A la Rocket Propelled Grenade