Changing the name makes sense to me. Type safety isn't want people are looking for at the moment. The trend they're most related to is reactive programming, so

Changing the name makes sense to me. Type safety isn't want people are looking for at the moment. The trend they're most related to is reactive programming, so they want a name that evokes that. It's a smart move. When Automattic announced the WooCommerce acquisition the other day, I came across a comparison grid of their competitors. It turns out that there are popular e-commerce platforms that I'd heard mentioned before, but had no idea what they actually did because their names had nothing to do with commerce. Names matter.