I wasn't there when xi-editor started, but writing a text editor in Rust and splitting the backend from the front-end still seems like a good idea. Why? You cou

I wasn't there when xi-editor started, but writing a text editor in Rust and splitting the backend from the front-end still seems like a good idea. Why? You could compile Rust to Web-assembly -- getting a more performant text editor than if it was written in Javascript -- and then develop your browser or native frontend in HTML/CSS/JS.