Re:Trying out Zed after more than a decade of Vim/Neovim
by kadutskyi on Friday January 24, 2025 @09:29PM
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> Just works
Probably JetBrains is best in class. How much config you need in Zed to get productive with e.g. PHP dev vs install PhpStorm?
I think there is a spectrum of tools where Neovim requires more customization and JetBrains is the most Just-Works. Everything else in between doesn't just work and requires customization in their opinionated way.
> Why Zed?
> 1. Vim mode
Out of all non-vim editors with Vim mode JetBrains is again has the best integration via IdeaVim.
> 2. It just works
Do I need to install extension and configure them?
> 3. JSON Configuration
Comparing JSON vs Lua Table I can't see any benefits. Most configs in Neovim I just copy pasted from the GitHub repo and changed couple things.
> 4. Configuration autocomplete
If you need a good autocomplete for a config file you probably spending too much time on your config.
Probably JetBrains is best in class. How much config you need in Zed to get productive with e.g. PHP dev vs install PhpStorm?
I think there is a spectrum of tools where Neovim requires more customization and JetBrains is the most Just-Works. Everything else in between doesn't just work and requires customization in their opinionated way.
> Why Zed?
> 1. Vim mode
Out of all non-vim editors with Vim mode JetBrains is again has the best integration via IdeaVim.
> 2. It just works
Do I need to install extension and configure them?
> 3. JSON Configuration
Comparing JSON vs Lua Table I can't see any benefits. Most configs in Neovim I just copy pasted from the GitHub repo and changed couple things.
> 4. Configuration autocomplete If you need a good autocomplete for a config file you probably spending too much time on your config.
> 5. Native LLM integration
Nice
> 6. Fast!
Nice