#zed
15 items tagged #zed.
GUIDE 2026-05-11
Zed's inline assistant: the keystroke-driven AI flow
Zed's inline assistant turns selected code into context with one chord and a plain-English prompt — no panel switching, no pasting. Here's how it works and when to use it.
GUIDE 2026-05-11
Zed multi-cursors plus AI: the pattern Cursor can't match
Zed lets you place cursors at dozens of callsites simultaneously, then invoke the inline AI assistant to transform each one with local context — a mechanical refactor pattern that Cursor's agent loop can't replicate.
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.
GUIDE 2026-05-01
Pair programming in Zed: real-time collaboration with AI assistance for both seats
Zed's Channels feature lets two engineers share an editor in real time with shared AI context. The setup is straightforward; the social patterns take some getting used to.
GUIDE 2026-04-26
Zed extensions are different from VS Code extensions, and that matters more than you'd think
Zed extensions run in WebAssembly, can't access the network freely, and are written in Rust. The constraint produces a different ecosystem and a different set of tradeoffs.
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.
