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Zed is one of the best editors I've ever seen, I always worried the mention of AI would put off people who are missing out on a truly amazing editor.

ModernMech 6mo ago
The thing that really puts people off about Zed is "VC-funded"
- sieabahlpark 6mo ago
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- nathanmills 6mo ago
  Hacker News is not for you then.
  - boringg 6mo ago
    There is a healthy dose of VC skepticism here. HN is here for that.
    - dmoy 6mo ago
      I think they meant that ycombinator is literally a VC shop So if being VC funded puts you off an editor, being VC funded may also put you off ycombinator.com
      - ModernMech 6mo ago
        Yes, indeed it does. I didn't feel this way until I worked for a YC-backed startup tho. I mean, YC is the first to admit that not everything needs to be VC funded and some things just aren't good fit for that funding model. I think a code editor is one of them.
        dlenski 6mo ago
        > Yes, indeed it does. I didn't feel this way until I worked for a YC-backed startup tho. Same, same. Nothing made me skeptical about the tech industry like working for a VC-backed startup. Ugh.
        giancarlostoro 6mo ago
        > I mean, YC is the first to admit that not everything needs to be VC funded and some things just aren't good fit for that funding model. I think a code editor is one of them. Fully agree. I also feel like a lot of companies do not need to be on the stock market, especially if they're reasonably profitable, feels like the stock market is where you go to let go of more of your company just to get rid of the VCs whom you owe a lot of money to.
        ModernMech 6mo ago
        I remember when I was learning about entrepreneurship in college I was baffled by their insistence of an “exit strategy”. The idea just seemed so foreign to me. See I naively thought the point of starting a business was to do the business, not to not do it and sit next to a pile of money instead. Silly me.
  - esseph 6mo ago
    It's rare to find so many grazing in their natural habit, so it's a great place for vc-watching.
z3c0 6mo ago
It did, verifiably here. Based on their own marketing, I thought it an alternative to Codex, not Codium. Knowledge of this setting has shifted my perspective considerably. edit: not enough to ditch Sublime, however.
- giancarlostoro 6mo ago
  I have not tried it, but there is "GRAM" as well. Which is a fork of Zed without any AI stuff. Not sure what's missing for you from ST but for me, I don't really see myself ever upgrading to ST4 or any future version, unless they come out with something worthwhile for ST5. https://gram.liten.app/ https://gram.liten.app/

ModernMech 6mo ago

The thing that really puts people off about Zed is "VC-funded"

sieabahlpark 6mo ago
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nathanmills 6mo ago
Hacker News is not for you then.
- boringg 6mo ago
  There is a healthy dose of VC skepticism here. HN is here for that.
  - dmoy 6mo ago
    I think they meant that ycombinator is literally a VC shop So if being VC funded puts you off an editor, being VC funded may also put you off ycombinator.com
    - ModernMech 6mo ago
      Yes, indeed it does. I didn't feel this way until I worked for a YC-backed startup tho. I mean, YC is the first to admit that not everything needs to be VC funded and some things just aren't good fit for that funding model. I think a code editor is one of them.
      - dlenski 6mo ago
        > Yes, indeed it does. I didn't feel this way until I worked for a YC-backed startup tho. Same, same. Nothing made me skeptical about the tech industry like working for a VC-backed startup. Ugh.
      - giancarlostoro 6mo ago
        > I mean, YC is the first to admit that not everything needs to be VC funded and some things just aren't good fit for that funding model. I think a code editor is one of them. Fully agree. I also feel like a lot of companies do not need to be on the stock market, especially if they're reasonably profitable, feels like the stock market is where you go to let go of more of your company just to get rid of the VCs whom you owe a lot of money to.
        ModernMech 6mo ago
        I remember when I was learning about entrepreneurship in college I was baffled by their insistence of an “exit strategy”. The idea just seemed so foreign to me. See I naively thought the point of starting a business was to do the business, not to not do it and sit next to a pile of money instead. Silly me.
- esseph 6mo ago
  It's rare to find so many grazing in their natural habit, so it's a great place for vc-watching.

z3c0 6mo ago

It did, verifiably here. Based on their own marketing, I thought it an alternative to Codex, not Codium. Knowledge of this setting has shifted my perspective considerably. edit: not enough to ditch Sublime, however.

giancarlostoro 6mo ago
I have not tried it, but there is "GRAM" as well. Which is a fork of Zed without any AI stuff. Not sure what's missing for you from ST but for me, I don't really see myself ever upgrading to ST4 or any future version, unless they come out with something worthwhile for ST5. https://gram.liten.app/ https://gram.liten.app/