The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Goodbye Atom. Hello Zed. (Interview)

Mar 15, 2023

01:27:37

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Is Z a Video Game Engine?

01:32

Code Editors Need a Native Business Model

02:04

The Story of Adam Wonstroff

02:34

Introduction

2min

How to Talk About Ancient History on Apple TV Plus

2min

The Story of Adam Wonstroff

3min

Zed's Son Is Rising

2min

The Value of Having Conversations About Code

5min

GitHub

2min

Where Were You When GitHub Was Acquired?

2min

I've Been There, You Know?

5min

X-Ray

6min

10.

API First Development - What Does It Mean to You?

3min

11.

Postman - GPU Eye - What Is It?

6min

12.

Z Is a Platform Specific GPU, Not Platform Dependable

4min

13.

Code Editors Need a Native Business Model

2min

14.

Is There a Market Opportunity for GitHub?

4min

15.

Build a Great Code Editor

3min

16.

Is This a Pulp Fiction Reference?

2min

17.

Are You Building a Team?

2min

18.

Warp and GitHub

2min

19.

Is Open Source a Good Business Model?

5min

20.

The Future of Open Source, Right?

2min

21.

What Makes a Developer Change Their Mind?

5min

22.

Is Z a Video Game Engine?

2min

23.

What's the Coolest Thing About Z?

3min

24.

The Hacker Spirit

5min

25.

The Conjoined Triangles of Success

4min

26.

Subtle Text

2min

27.

Vim Editor Kit

1min

28.

Zed.dev - Code at the Speed of Thought

3min

This week we’re talking with Nathan Sobo about his next big thing. Nathan is known for his work on the Atom editor while at GitHub. But his work wasn’t finished when he left, so…he started Zed, a high-performance multiplayer editor that’s engineered for performance. And today, Nathan talks us through all the details.

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