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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