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I switched from VSCode to Zed

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Re: I switched from VSCode to Zed

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Post by kevinfiol »

adonese wrote: post #93

Sublime is quite good. I have always been using sublime for quick edits, dumping notes etc. But lately I came to appreciate it more as a lightweight IDE. I use go (lsp and some plugins) and ST (sqltools) in addition to package manager and project manager. I like how fast it is, how well polished the editor is. And generally all plug-ins i use work nicely. Also claude helped a lot (eg writing some shortcuts for specif…

Same, I'm still using Sublime with SublimeLSP, and it works for 95% of my use cases because I tend to rely on the terminal for everything else. Although I do hope to switch to Zed eventually because of it's built-in debugger and ability to select-copy text in popups (I can't believe Sublime still doesn't allow this in 2026) -- Zed still had some rough edges last time I tried it, and Sublime still seemed to perform better.

Re: I switched from VSCode to Zed

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Post by WA »

btbuildem wrote: post #114

Zed is great and lightweight, one thing that stops me from it becoming my daily driver is the weak git integration (specifically, the lack of a history tree). From what I understand, eventually those features will get there.

I find Zed's inline git diff confusing. I want a side-by-side comparison of the entire file. That's currently a dealbreaker for me.

Re: I switched from VSCode to Zed

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Post by recursive »

Octoth0rpe wrote: post #124
jsheard wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are actually 218ppi 180hz panels coming soon, although they will no doubt cost a kidney for the first few years. https://rog.asus.com/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-strix-5k...

Looks good overall, but: > USB-C with 15W power delivery for maximum compatibility I am hoping that is a typo.

What does that mean? If the monitor only requires 15W to operate, that's a good thing, right? Unless monitors are expected to use less than that? I'm not familiar with reading monitor spec sheets.

Re: I switched from VSCode to Zed

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Post by jsheard »

recursive wrote: post #153
Octoth0rpe wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks good overall, but: > USB-C with 15W power delivery for maximum compatibility I am hoping that is a typo.

What does that mean? If the monitor only requires 15W to operate, that's a good thing, right? Unless monitors are expected to use less than that? I'm not familiar with reading monitor spec sheets.

That's output power. USB-C monitors can charge your laptop while it's connected through a single cable.

Re: I switched from VSCode to Zed

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Post by putna »

WA wrote: post #152
btbuildem wrote: post #114

Zed is great and lightweight, one thing that stops me from it becoming my daily driver is the weak git integration (specifically, the lack of a history tree). From what I understand, eventually those features will get there.

I find Zed's inline git diff confusing. I want a side-by-side comparison of the entire file. That's currently a dealbreaker for me.

same for me. i can not understand zed git diff

Re: I switched from VSCode to Zed

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Post by james2doyle »

adonese wrote: post #93

Sublime is quite good. I have always been using sublime for quick edits, dumping notes etc. But lately I came to appreciate it more as a lightweight IDE. I use go (lsp and some plugins) and ST (sqltools) in addition to package manager and project manager. I like how fast it is, how well polished the editor is. And generally all plug-ins i use work nicely. Also claude helped a lot (eg writing some shortcuts for specif…

I don’t think people realize how easy it is to make Sublime plugins. They can be as simple as a single .py file. No dependencies install step, no meta files, no rituals to go through. Just drop the .py file in the right directory. I’ve used Gemini to build about 3-4 plugins of various complexity and they all work great
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