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Re: Zed DeltaDB

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post #32

I start to sound like a Jujutsu fanboy but... Jujutsu already does this. I had agent screwing up changeset over couple hour long session and it took one shell command to split on pieces with longer pause. The only downside is that because of Jujutsu snapshots it can't be used inside sandbox (since all jj commands are mutating)

Jujutsu is great, but it does not do this. It has no knowledge of agent sessions.

Re: Zed DeltaDB

#42
post #38

Why develop this when the core editor is almost unusable? On Linux wayland, copypaste is broken, the file manager is laggy and snippets do not trigger before the heavy hint logic is done. This is just on top of my head, the list is long

Because it's not broken, the issues you're describing are far from universal. Also, fixing them won't bring any money.

Re: Zed DeltaDB

#44
post #38

Why develop this when the core editor is almost unusable? On Linux wayland, copypaste is broken, the file manager is laggy and snippets do not trigger before the heavy hint logic is done. This is just on top of my head, the list is long

I started using Zed a couple weeks ago and immediately had issues with copy/paste/buffer on an M1 Mac. I tried a few suggested fixes and they didn't work.

Re: Zed DeltaDB

#45
post #38

Why develop this when the core editor is almost unusable? On Linux wayland, copypaste is broken, the file manager is laggy and snippets do not trigger before the heavy hint logic is done. This is just on top of my head, the list is long

> when the core editor is almost unusable

Shit, as someone who uses Zed everyday, I didn't realize what I am using is unusable.

Re: Zed DeltaDB

#46
post #38

Why develop this when the core editor is almost unusable? On Linux wayland, copypaste is broken, the file manager is laggy and snippets do not trigger before the heavy hint logic is done. This is just on top of my head, the list is long

I use it as a daily driver with few if any problems, but I'm on macOS. Maybe their Linux support is particularly crappy?

Re: Zed DeltaDB

#47
post #30
post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This local history has saved my bacon on occasion. E.g. when I went too long without committing and something silly overwrote the file I was working on. Or because I did something silly with git. Then it is nice that there is still an independent backup elsewhere with different failure modes.

Like a branch on the server?

That would still be in git. The local history in IntelliJ works independently of any VCS.

Also I’ve had formatters botch files including changes I hadn’t committed yet. For that the local edit history is also useful.

Re: Zed DeltaDB

#48
post #38

Why develop this when the core editor is almost unusable? On Linux wayland, copypaste is broken, the file manager is laggy and snippets do not trigger before the heavy hint logic is done. This is just on top of my head, the list is long

It still doesn't actually display a window my end until I press a keyboard key or move the mouse. So very often I sit and wait for it to open, only to realize I have to press a random key for it to unhide.

Terrible Linux support.

Re: Zed DeltaDB

#49
post #8

Basically what IntelliJ calls local history . It is a feature that has saved my bacon. https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/local-history.html

Similar, but not as polished, also exists in VSCode and derivatives, named the same way. Definitely saved me a few times as well.

This saved me from accidental resets in the past. I learned it existed because the files were showing up in mdfind
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