Here comes another disruptor in AI programming: Hands-on experience with Zed
Zed editor: A sleek, high-performance Rust-based AI code editor with transparent AI context, local LLM support & multiplayer collaboration.
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The first impression of getting started with the Zed editor is elegance.
Both the editor and its official website are highly designed. Compared to the rough-around-the-edges, purely technical Cursor, Zed’s overall presentation is elevated by more than just a notch or two.
Zed also feels incredibly smooth. It’s hard to articulate the concept of “feel,” but the initial experience with Zed gives a sense of lightness, comfort, and crisp efficiency.
AI editors like Cursor Windsurf are secondary developments based on VSCode, but Zed is a bit of an outlier. It was developed by the original creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, written in Rust, and focuses on high performance and multiplayer collaboration.