948: Zed is Ready For Primetime

Wes and Scott talk about what makes Zed—the hot new editor built in Rust—fast, beautiful, and finally ready for primetime. From Git UI to extensions and AI tools, they break down what Zed gets right, what it still lacks, and whether it’s time to finally ditch VS Code.


Show Notes



00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

Syntax San Francisco Meetup

We need your Spooky Stories





02:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io



04:07 What is Zed?


06:46 Zed UI: fast and clean


10:17 General editor experience


11:44 Extensions marketplace


17:53 Git UI


22:03 Problems UI


26:01 Real-time collaboration

Remote Development





27:39 Command prompt tricks and built-in tools


31:03 Zed’s AI features

AI Coding Sucks





37:08 What kept Scott away—and why he’s back


40:33 What’s still missing

Text Manipulation Kung Fu for the Aspiring Black Belt





46:43 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs



Sick Picks


Scott: Zojirushi 5.0 Liter Water Boiler


Wes: Syntax Keycaps




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