Allen Wyma talks with Antonio Scandurra, co-creator of Zed, a high performance code editor written in Rust.

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Timestamps* [@0:00] - Introduction * [@2:56] - The story behind Zed * [@6:24] - Zed’s performance and features powered by Rust * [@12:01] - How Zed balances speed vs features * [@16:00] - What is the most important thing an editor has to have? * [@18:01] - Zed customization and the ability to add plugins * [@23:13] - Zed’s built-in contacts panel for team collaboration * [@26:54] - Third-party services that Zed uses * [@31:28] - Zed’s tab support * [@32:39] - Zed’s theme customization and system * [@34:31] - Top crates that power Zed * [@36:05] - Zed’s plans to support other platforms * [@37:56] - Porting Rust vs porting other languages * [@42:09] - Zed’s pricing plans * [@43:15] - Zed’s possible plan for open-sourcing parts of the editor * [@44:10] - Check out more information about Zed and sign up to join the waitlist * [@44:29] - Parting thoughts

CreditsIntro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma