Zed is an open-source code editor from the creators of Atom and tree-sitter.
There’s a lot going for it.
It’s Rust, which is cool!
Even better, it’s not Electron1.
And it makes use of the GPU, making it buttery smooth.
The most interesting Zed feature to me, though, is channels.
Channels are a collaboration feature. So what, though? Many editors allow people to collaborate and live edit code together.
What's different is Zed channels are long-lived. They're more like a Slack channel, dedicated to a particular project or effort. Anyone wanting to help out, pair up, or see what's going on can drop in.
Seems like a nice way to do remote collaboration. What do you think?