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Zed with Conrad Irwin

October 17, 2024 · 1 h 3 min

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About Zed Industries

Zed isn't afraid of daunting tasks. Not only have they built a text editor from scratch, but they've also developed their own GUI toolkit, implemented advanced parsing techniques like tree-sitter, and integrated multi-user collaboration features directly into the editor. Zed is a text editor built for the future, with meticulous attention to detail and a focus on exceptional performance.
About Conrad Irwin

Before joining Zed, Conrad worked on Superhuman, an email client renowned for its speed and efficiency. He is a seasoned developer with a deep understanding of performance optimization and building fast, reliable software. Conrad is passionate about open-source software and is a strong advocate for Rust. He's also an excellent pair-programming partner and invites people to join him while working on Zed.
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Links From The Show

  • Superhuman - High-performance email client known for its speed and efficiency
  • Visual Studio Code - Popular, extensible code editor
  • Neovim - Vim-based text editor focused on extensibility and usability
  • gpui crate - Zed's custom GUI toolkit for building fast, native user interfaces
  • Leptos - Rust framework for building reactive web applications
  • Dioxus - Rust library for building cross-platform user interfaces
  • Tokio - Asynchronous runtime for Rust, powering many network applications
  • async-std - Asynchronous version of the Rust standard library
  • smol - Small and fast async runtime for Rust
  • Glommio - Thread-per-core Rust async framework with a Linux-specific runtime
  • isahc - HTTP client library that supports multiple async runtimes
  • Zed Editor YouTube channel - Official channel for Zed editor tutorials and updates
  • Tree-sitter - Parser generator tool and incremental parsing library
  • Semgrep - Static analysis tool for finding and preventing bugs
  • Zed release changelogs - Official changelog for Zed editor releases
  • matklad's blog post: "Flat Is Better Than Nested" - Discusses organizing large Rust projects with a flat structure
  • rust-analyzer - Advanced language server for Rust, providing IDE-like features
  • Protobuf Rust crate - Protocol Buffers implementation for Rust
  • Postcard - Compact serialization format for Rust, designed for resource-constrained systems
  • CBOR - Concise Binary Object Representation, a data format similar to JSON but more compact
  • MessagePack - Efficient binary serialization format
  • RON (Rusty Object Notation) - Simple readable data serialization format similar to Rust syntax
  • James Munns' blog - Embedded systems expert and Rust consultant's blog
  • Delve - Debugger for the Go programming language
  • LLDB - Next generation, high-performance debugger used with Rust and other LLVM languages

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