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Zed is amazing, and I definitely recommend it. That said, I will not be using their AI features, and if the editor turns into a slow, bloated monster because of them (like Visual Studio and anything made by JetBrains) I will have to ditch it.

This just seems to be the way for code editors. We just have to switch every few years to the next one.

I agree. I actually use the AI features in Zed a lot, but there are things I really wish they would prioritize.

For example this issue that’s been open for about a year: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/10122

Editing large files is an incredibly common use case for an editor

The problem is that practically every company which can spend money is asking developers to explore AI development tools. It’s becoming a bare-minimum feature for many, which is why Cursor has exploded in popularity.

The other stuff is awesome and important (debugger when!?), but AI is becoming table stakes for even participating in the current tech economy. It’s all execs are talking about. So it’s not surprising they’ve prioritized this work