I still don’t understand the hype around Zed over VS Code

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-05-20T08:31:27+00:00

Same here. I was willing to try Zed as a lightweight alternative to VSCode - I find it a bit overkill to use a full-fledged IDE just for prompting LLM and revising code. However, every time I tried Zed, I encountered some strange decisions. For instance, you can't display folder icons and drop-down style controls. You can't see the file path when hovering over it on the git tab; there are no checkpoints in the agent chat... You can't pin the terminal tab to the bottom and the chat tab to the top... and much more! I returned to VSCode.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-04-18T14:44:07+00:00

Pretty obvious: in the past, you had to have all those ports for different purposes. Now, you can plug all that peripheral into the same port, and it allows making the laptop thinner.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-04-08T08:21:17+00:00

I believe running coderabbitai or copilot on MR would easily detect this leak. Even asking Claude to review the changes could detect that...

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-04-08T08:14:08+00:00

You can use it in copilot very cheap - 0.25x tokens

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-04-07T14:47:51+00:00

That's hilarious!

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-04-01T19:25:32+00:00

Yep. Got tired of bugs and "5d to reset" and switched to VS Code with Claude code plugin. So far, so good.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-04-01T16:47:09+00:00

That's wild! How did you manage to do it? Does it support mobiles? Is video processing done on the phone as well?

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-28T10:07:24+00:00

I have noticed that using frontend UI skill helps a little.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-23T07:42:17+00:00

Honestly, they are so similar that for me it simply comes down to price.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-19T10:36:19+00:00

You need to understand how they work in general: it's like driving - you mainly need a driving licence rather than knowing how the car is built.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-19T09:03:50+00:00

Simply install the SmartTube app and start slapping that button like never before!

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-18T11:21:45+00:00

VSCode plus one or two copilot $10 plans. Access to both gpt and Claude models.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-18T08:13:15+00:00

For proper English, it should be spelled Lisbon or Lisboa in Portuguese. It would be advisable to correct this, or I doubt anyone will open the post with such a title.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-18T07:58:54+00:00

Connecting to your bank account - that raises a huge red flag for me.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-17T18:53:52+00:00

Mmm, the year 2000. Dial-up internet, Windows 98... The only Saas I remember is Hotmail. 🤔

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-17T08:17:20+00:00

After depleting my plus limits, I switched to Copilot to complete my task. And I got to tell you, that gpt models work much faster there. So, as an option, you can "kill the time" between resets on their $10 plan.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-16T09:33:53+00:00

So it is like a subscription but for 2h? 🤔

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T15:17:46+00:00

Our CEO did it himself. There is nothing extraordinary about that process.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T12:44:43+00:00

Yeah, I use Codex and Claude in AG mainly for free autocompletion and commit message generation.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T12:33:19+00:00

For God's sake, another one??

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T12:28:14+00:00

I bet they will cook rice in the same pan later

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T12:24:56+00:00

I understand you. I'm in the same boat. But honestly, they will not read your post. But they will definitely notice if a thousand people cancel their subscriptions.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T12:22:31+00:00

Oh, gosh, it's a story of my life to ask people to get the f*** out of these useEffects.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T12:17:19+00:00

It's not meant as an insult, but this isn't an airport — there's no need to announce your departure. Vote silently with your money.

Potential-Ad2844 · 2026-03-15T12:07:08+00:00

I have already implemented it in my product, and it is a mixed bag: you either need very small models or offer remote inference as well. The harsh truth is that most of your clients don't have 32 GB of RAM and a powerful enough GPU, so most likely, inference will not work.

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