Switching from JetBrains to Zed as Primary Code Editor
By
matthewkosarek
13d ago· 3 min readenOpinion
75/100
Toasty
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A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Score75TypeopinionSentimentpositive
Summary
The author announces they are switching from JetBrains products to Zed as their primary code editor after Zed's v1 release. They praise Zed's speed, sensible defaults, VS Code compatibility, and tasteful AI integration, while noting some Linux-specific quirks (Wayland flickering) that have been fixed. The post is framed as a personal "breakup" with JetBrains after long-time use.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe defaults are mostly sane, the editor is fast and responsive, and the compatibility with much of Visual Studio Code's environment is great.
Even the AI integration is tasteful and not terribly in my way.
Zed will be my primary editor going forward.
And this feels somewhat like a breakup.
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