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Closed-source editor built on a closed-source framework, telemetry built-in with no documented opt-out, hardcoded language servers, macOS only.

paxys 4y ago
It's like they took a look at everything that made Atom and VS Code so popular, and decided to do the exact opposite.
- depr 4y ago
  Actually, no, Microsoft also likes to have closed source language servers or plugins like Pylance and part of the C# stuff.
soco 4y ago
Telemetry built-in with documented never-opt-out, actually.
maxbrunsfeld 4y ago
The moment that you open Zed for the first time, you see a welcome screen that offers telemetry opt-out. The editor will be open-source and cross-platform, but it takes time to build things.
- witheld 4y ago
  You can, and should, build things in public. EDIT: I just don’t trust promises for things to be open source. Notch said Minecraft would be open source, and look where that went. A promise let’s you skip out on releasing the code if it turns out to be a convenient or profitable options.
- prmoustache 4y ago
  It should be opt-in
  - threatofrain 4y ago
    I completely agree and think it should be legally enforced but I also recognize that consensus has not yet developed in business culture, so I recognize I'm not going to have as much persuasive firepower as I'd like to make this argument. VSC is also opt-out and doesn't ask you.
mock-possum 4y ago
Wow really not what I would have expected - I feel like associating this with Atom is pretty misleading, given all that.
Aaronstotle 4y ago
at least you don't have to sign in to use it, looking at you Warp
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SpartanJ 4y ago
I'm working on an code editor with a similar philosophy (or at least I'm trying to achieve similar goals) but it's completely open-source (MIT licence). It's called ecode and can be found here: https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode . It's also GPU accelerated, native code (no electron), has LSP integration and has many similar feature set. I'm looking for collaborators, if someone is interested please message me.
- jeremy_wiebe 4y ago
  I looked at the repo and I can’t see any code. Is it in a different repo?
  - jeremy_wiebe 4y ago
    Should have read further. https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode#source-code https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode#source-code https://github.com/SpartanJ/eepp/tree/develop/src/tools/ecode https://github.com/SpartanJ/eepp/tree/develop/src/tools/ecod...
pytness 4y ago
I was pretty hyped, but I just lost all my interest in the project
dancemethis 4y ago
It almost makes Discord envious.

paxys 4y ago

It's like they took a look at everything that made Atom and VS Code so popular, and decided to do the exact opposite.

depr 4y ago
Actually, no, Microsoft also likes to have closed source language servers or plugins like Pylance and part of the C# stuff.

soco 4y ago

Telemetry built-in with documented never-opt-out, actually.

maxbrunsfeld 4y ago

The moment that you open Zed for the first time, you see a welcome screen that offers telemetry opt-out. The editor will be open-source and cross-platform, but it takes time to build things.

witheld 4y ago
You can, and should, build things in public. EDIT: I just don’t trust promises for things to be open source. Notch said Minecraft would be open source, and look where that went. A promise let’s you skip out on releasing the code if it turns out to be a convenient or profitable options.
prmoustache 4y ago
It should be opt-in
- threatofrain 4y ago
  I completely agree and think it should be legally enforced but I also recognize that consensus has not yet developed in business culture, so I recognize I'm not going to have as much persuasive firepower as I'd like to make this argument. VSC is also opt-out and doesn't ask you.

mock-possum 4y ago

Wow really not what I would have expected - I feel like associating this with Atom is pretty misleading, given all that.

Aaronstotle 4y ago

at least you don't have to sign in to use it, looking at you Warp

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SpartanJ 4y ago

I'm working on an code editor with a similar philosophy (or at least I'm trying to achieve similar goals) but it's completely open-source (MIT licence). It's called ecode and can be found here: https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode . It's also GPU accelerated, native code (no electron), has LSP integration and has many similar feature set. I'm looking for collaborators, if someone is interested please message me.

jeremy_wiebe 4y ago
I looked at the repo and I can’t see any code. Is it in a different repo?
- jeremy_wiebe 4y ago
  Should have read further. https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode#source-code https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode#source-code https://github.com/SpartanJ/eepp/tree/develop/src/tools/ecode https://github.com/SpartanJ/eepp/tree/develop/src/tools/ecod...

pytness 4y ago

I was pretty hyped, but I just lost all my interest in the project

dancemethis 4y ago

It almost makes Discord envious.