#refactoring

3 items tagged #refactoring.

CASE STUDY 2026-05-06

Using Zed for a Rust workspace refactor: performance mattered more than AI

A Rust workspace refactor tested Zed as the primary editor. The AI features helped in narrow spots, but the bigger gain came from editor speed, project search, and lower friction.

Editor · 7 min #zed #rust

GUIDE 2026-05-05

Aider for incremental refactoring: a terminal workflow that actually scales

Aider's git-native approach makes it better than IDE-based tools for large refactors that span dozens of files. Here's the workflow I use.

Owner · 9 min #aider #refactoring

GUIDE 2026-03-03

Zed's multibuffers for cross-file refactoring: an underused power feature

Multibuffers let you edit selections from many files in one buffer. Combined with Zed's AI, this is a powerful refactoring primitive that few users discover.

Owner · 4 min #zed #refactoring