GitHub updates Atom, with focus on Windows dev

Version 1.7 of GitHub's Atom programmable text editor for cross-platform development is now available, featuring Windows enhancements and tab improvements. GitHub is also offering a 1.8 beta release.
To improve the experience on Windows, Atom 1.7 documentation clarifies how to build in the Visual Studio 2015 IDE; Appveyor CI builds are now supported as well. Portable mode is documented in the Atom Flight Manual, and file types now can be easily associated with Atom.[ Thinking of striking out on