Zed

A while back, I shared how to use this sleek new editor as a Go IDE. Now I’d like to revisit the topic, this time for Python. If you’re curious about the other languages Zed supports, its documentation includes an extensive list. Today, it’s all about Python and how Zed can replace VS Code, PyCharm, or another Python IDE. But why choose Zed as your main editor? It’s lightning fast, thanks to Rust and a GPU-accelerated UI. It’s lightweight compared with traditional IDEs. Collaboration is built in. Scene set. Let’s dive in! ...

A pretty new and fast editor written in Rust by the authors of Atom and Electron, a team that used to work at GitHub.It’s elegant, efficient and powerful. As with most of my recent articles, I’ll be covering the main keyboard shortcuts and features I’m currently using. Zed is still young, so I’ll probably come back to it when, for example, the Git integration is improved. I also still need to work on the equivalent hotkeys for Windows and Linux. So stay tuned. ...