I replaced VS Code with Zed, and after its latest update it's faster, lighter, and finally handles my AI agents too

The author of a recent post switched from VS Code to Zed, citing dissatisfaction with the former. They had been using VS Code for years due to a lack of better alternatives, but mentioned Cursor and Antigravity as other options built on the Electron foundation.

The use of AI agents in coding is becoming increasingly prevalent. At Kilo Code, engineers reportedly spend only about 1% of their time reading or writing code, with the rest being handled by agents. This shift raises questions about which systems are safe to hand over to agents, who is responsible for cleanup when models make mistakes, and how to support multi-model architectures.

According to Emilie Schario, co-founder of Kilo Code, as AI agents become more embedded in enterprise workflows, it's a natural evolution for engineers to rely on them for most tasks. Jared Go, a distinguished engineer at Symbotic, noted that AI is particularly useful for greenfield projects, or building brand new codebases, but human involvement is still necessary for brownfield projects, or updating existing code, and for making product decisions.

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