diff --git a/src/vs/base/node/request.ts b/src/vs/base/node/request.ts
index a33361279c4..e037a11e883 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/node/request.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/node/request.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export function download(filePath: string, context: IRequestContext): TPromise<v
 	});
 }
 
-export function text(context: IRequestContext): TPromise<string> {
+export function asText(context: IRequestContext): TPromise<string> {
 	return new Promise((c, e) => {
 		if (!isSuccess(context)) {
 			return e('Server returned ' + context.res.statusCode);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export function text(context: IRequestContext): TPromise<string> {
 	});
 }
 
-export function json<T>(context: IRequestContext): TPromise<T> {
+export function asJson<T>(context: IRequestContext): TPromise<T> {
 	return new Promise((c, e) => {
 		if (!isSuccess(context)) {
 			return e('Server returned ' + context.res.statusCode);
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.linux.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.linux.ts
index ee97eb08316..4eba9fe8d74 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.linux.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.linux.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import { isString } from 'vs/base/common/types';
 import { Promise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
-import { request, json } from 'vs/base/node/request';
+import { request, asJson } from 'vs/base/node/request';
 import { getProxyAgent } from 'vs/base/node/proxy';
 import { ISettingsService } from 'vs/code/electron-main/settings';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/code/electron-main/env';
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class LinuxAutoUpdaterImpl extends EventEmitter {
 		const agent = getProxyAgent(this.url, { proxyUrl, strictSSL });
 
 		this.currentRequest = request({ url: this.url, agent })
-			.then(context => json<IUpdate>(context))
+			.then(context => asJson<IUpdate>(context))
 			.then(update => {
 				if (!update || !update.url || !update.version) {
 					this.emit('update-not-available');
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.win32.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.win32.ts
index 5b1bff1d385..2c9f5cee1c4 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.win32.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/auto-updater.win32.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import { mkdirp } from 'vs/base/node/extfs';
 import { isString } from 'vs/base/common/types';
 import { Promise, TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
-import { request, download, json } from 'vs/base/node/request';
+import { request, download, asJson } from 'vs/base/node/request';
 import { getProxyAgent } from 'vs/base/node/proxy';
 import { ISettingsService  } from 'vs/code/electron-main/settings';
 import { ILifecycleService } from 'vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class Win32AutoUpdaterImpl extends EventEmitter {
 		const agent = getProxyAgent(this.url, { proxyUrl, strictSSL });
 
 		this.currentRequest = request({ url: this.url, agent })
-			.then(context => json<IUpdate>(context))
+			.then(context => asJson<IUpdate>(context))
 			.then(update => {
 				if (!update || !update.url || !update.version) {
 					this.emit('update-not-available');
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionGalleryService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionGalleryService.ts
index 2b13b8e815b..f53eeaca413 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionGalleryService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionGalleryService.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { assign, getOrDefault } from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import { IRequestService } from 'vs/platform/request/common/request';
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { IPager } from 'vs/base/common/paging';
-import { download, json } from 'vs/base/node/request';
+import { download, asJson } from 'vs/base/node/request';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import pkg from 'vs/platform/package';
 import product from 'vs/platform/product';
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export class ExtensionGalleryService implements IExtensionGalleryService {
 					headers
 				});
 			})
-			.then(context => json<IRawGalleryQueryResult>(context))
+			.then(context => asJson<IRawGalleryQueryResult>(context))
 			.then(result => {
 				const r = result.results[0];
 				const galleryExtensions = r.extensions;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export class ExtensionGalleryService implements IExtensionGalleryService {
 		return this.getCommonHeaders()
 			.then(headers => assign(headers, { 'accept-encoding': 'gzip' }))
 			.then(headers => this.requestService.request({ url, headers }))
-			.then(context => json<IExtensionManifest>(context))
+			.then(context => asJson<IExtensionManifest>(context))
 			.then(manifest => {
 				const desc = {
 					isBuiltin: false,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionEditor.ts
index b1829c95728..c05768571a4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionEditor.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { IViewlet } from 'vs/workbench/common/viewlet';
 import { IViewletService } from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/common/viewletService';
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
-import { text } from 'vs/base/node/request';
+import { asText } from 'vs/base/node/request';
 import { IRequestService } from 'vs/platform/request/common/request';
 import { IExtensionGalleryService } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 import { IThemeService } from 'vs/workbench/services/themes/common/themeService';
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class ExtensionEditor extends BaseEditor {
 			promise = promise
 				.then(() => addClass(this.body, 'loading'))
 				.then(() => this.requestService.request({ url: extension.readmeUrl }))
-				.then(text)
+				.then(asText)
 				.then(marked.parse)
 				.then<void>(body => {
 					const webview = new WebView(