Re:You Can Now Disable All AI Features in Zed
by johnfn on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @03:04PM
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Nothing wrong with bland, but a well-designed IDE does a good job using the UI to allow you to parse information as fast as possible. For instance, compare the autocomplete popover in Zed to VSCode. The VSCode popover:
- Has icons. These are so useful for parsing information quickly!!
- Shows the type information in a different color than the field name. There is spacing between the type name, and the type is smaller.
The Zed autocomplete popover is a solid wall of (almost entirely) monochrome text, all the same size. It is significantly harder to parse. I use the autocomplete popover probably thousands of times a day. These subtle things make a big difference.
Is the Zed popover bland? Yes. Is the VSCode popover flashy? Not really, it's just utilitarian - clearly designed by someone who understood how important every detail is.
- Has icons. These are so useful for parsing information quickly!!
- Shows the type information in a different color than the field name. There is spacing between the type name, and the type is smaller.
The Zed autocomplete popover is a solid wall of (almost entirely) monochrome text, all the same size. It is significantly harder to parse. I use the autocomplete popover probably thousands of times a day. These subtle things make a big difference.
Is the Zed popover bland? Yes. Is the VSCode popover flashy? Not really, it's just utilitarian - clearly designed by someone who understood how important every detail is.