For those who don't know Zed, it's a new AI Code Editor that emerged weeks ago, from the creators of the Editor most of us loved and worked with before, Atom ♥️.
What sets Zed apart from others, especially the famous VS Code, is the speed and smoothness that are very noticeable from the first use. This is because it's built on Rust, a multi-purpose programming language that has gained popularity recently due to its many features like Memory Management, Concurrency, and more. 🔃 💾
Additionally, after releasing the M Chips, or what's known as Apple Silicon, Apple recently developed many tools tailored for Rust Development that integrate with it natively. This allows developers to make the most out of the device's hardware, utilizing both CPU and GPU together, making it perform like a video game and achieving 120 FPS. Currently, the program is only available for MacOS 🥲.
This makes it outperform VS Code in terms of performance, as VS Code is built on Electron, essentially a browser window with a Chrome instance inside, consuming a lot of your device's resources 😏.
And of course, in the era of AI, it comes with (Built-In) GitHub Copilot and Open AI 🤖.
The program has a minimal beautiful interface, making software nowadays excel in simplicity, away from complexity 🖥️.
It also provides the feature of Live Coding Collaboration and a Chat Window where you can communicate with your team through typing and voice, similar to Discord, all built-in 🧑🏻💻.
Of course, there aren't as many extensions available as VS Code yet, because what distinguishes VS Code is its web-based nature, making it easy to develop plugins using web technologies like JavaScript. However, the Zed team promises many updates soon.
You can try it out by downloading it from here https://zed.dev/
Stay well 🥰
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