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Re: Zed AI

#131

Post by xwowsersx »

nichochar wrote: post #35

I recently switched from neovim to zed, and I overall like Zed. I miss telescope, and think some vim navigation was better, but I suspect that it has to do with how much effort I put into configuring one over the other, so time will tell. My biggest gripe was how bad the AI was. I really want a heavy and well-crafter AI in my editor, like Cursor, but I don't want a fork of the (hugely bloated and slow) vscode, and I…

Have you tried using Codeium in Neovim[0]? It may not have all the features shown in this post, but still quite good. I will admit though that I'm enticed to try out AI in Zed now.

[0] https://github.com/Exafunction/codeium.nvim

Re: Zed AI

#133

Post by andrewmcwatters »

modernerd wrote: post #32

I just want a fast programmable text editor with a native GUI and good defaults. But that seems really tough to find, for some reason. Zed is so close, but I’d much rather see a focus on the “programmable” part and let the AI and collaboration features emerge later out of rich extensibility (i.e. as plugins, perhaps even paid plugins) than have them built-in behind a sign-in and unknown future pricing model.

I don't know of a single modern desktop application that is deploying front-ends simultaneously in WinUI 3, AppKit, and GTK.

Re: Zed AI

#134

Post by jvmancuso »

heeton wrote: post #4

I’d be curious how this compares to supermaven, my current favourite AI autocomplete.

Add `"features": {"inline_completion_provider": "supermaven"}` to your Zed settings and you can have the best of both worlds :D

Re: Zed AI

#136

Post by modernerd »

lambdaops wrote: post #43
modernerd wrote: post #32

I just want a fast programmable text editor with a native GUI and good defaults. But that seems really tough to find, for some reason. Zed is so close, but I’d much rather see a focus on the “programmable” part and let the AI and collaboration features emerge later out of rich extensibility (i.e. as plugins, perhaps even paid plugins) than have them built-in behind a sign-in and unknown future pricing model.

There's two ways to make extensions to Zed, providing context for AI. In the post they show off making a Rust -> WASM based extension and also mention a server based model. There's also a third option -- Zed is open source. You don't have to use their auth, it just makes collaboration easy.

> Extensions can add the following capabilities to Zed: Languages, Themes, Slash Commands

This is a great start but it's far from what most would accept as "programmable" or richly extensible.

Re: Zed AI

#137

Post by DiabloD3 »

retrofuturism wrote: post #98
simonw wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right, LLM integration should be a huge boon for junior developers.

Not sure if it's what GP is talking about - but haven't you noticed how many juniors seem to be shooting themselves in the foot with LLMs these days, becoming over-reliant on it and gaining expertise slower?

This is exactly what I'm talking about. Ever since LLMs took over, I've noticed an uptick in my fellow senior developers complain about the quality of work, but I've also seen a huge increase in the poor quality of PRs to open source projects.

Like, normally my primary complaint about LLMs is their copyright violating nature, and how it is hanging everyone who has ever published the output of an LLM out to dry, but unless LLM output improves, I think it may end up being a non-issue: their use will die out, and every AI startup will die, just like all the Alt-coin startups did.

Want to change my mind on LLM quality? Have it produce code so good that I can't tell the difference between an inexperienced developer (the kind that would be hired into a junior role, not the kind that would be hired for an internship) and the output of this thing.

Re: Zed AI

#138

Post by forrestthewoods »

iamnbutler wrote: post #89
forrestthewoods wrote: post #18

Hrm. Still not quite what I crave. Here's roughly what I want. I want to be able to highlight some block of code, ask the AI to modify it in some way, and then I want to see a diff view of before/after that lets me accept or reject changes. LLMs often get code slightly wrong. That's fine! Doesn't bother me at all. What I need is an interface that allows me to iterate on code AND helps me understand the changes. As a…

Hey, this is Nate from Zed. Give the inline assistant a try. Here is a little demo: https://share.cleanshot.com/F2mg2lXy You can even edit the prompt after the fact if the diff doesn't show what you want and regenerate without having to start all over.

Ah interesting. I missed that when browsing the page.

Can you make the diff side-by-side? I’ve always hated the “inline” terminal style diff view. My brain just can’t parse it. I need the side-by-side view that lets me see what the actual before/after code is.

Re: Zed AI

#139

Post by owenpalmer »

Hey Zed team, just one little nitpick about the page. I love the keyboard shortcuts at the top for the download page and login. However, when I try to Ctrl-L and select the url, it triggers the login page shortcut.

Brave Browser Windows 10

Re: Zed AI

#140

Post by p4bl0 »

modernerd wrote: post #32

I just want a fast programmable text editor with a native GUI and good defaults. But that seems really tough to find, for some reason. Zed is so close, but I’d much rather see a focus on the “programmable” part and let the AI and collaboration features emerge later out of rich extensibility (i.e. as plugins, perhaps even paid plugins) than have them built-in behind a sign-in and unknown future pricing model.

> I just want a fast programmable text editor with a native GUI and good defaults.

What would that be for each OS?

Linux: Kate (at least if using KDE; which one would it be for GTK / Gnome?)

macOS: TextMate?

Windows: Notepad++?

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