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1. default-on telemetry · zed-coverage-controversies · 2021– (approximate)

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     "date": "2021–",
     "detail": "default-on telemetry — event and diagnostics telemetry are on unless the user opts out, in the product since the closed-source beta ('telemetry built-in' ran in the first beta thread). issue 21737 documents copilot telemetry flowing even with zed telemetry disabled.",
     "id": "cty-telemetry",
     "reaction": "zed documents the opt-out and publishes 'we don't want your data'; the community answer is zedless, which strips the machinery entirely. hn's 'open issue for 5 months… judge for yourself' keeps the caveat live.",
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     "title": "default-on telemetry"
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2. the binary downloads · zed-coverage-controversies · 2024– (approximate)

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     "date": "2024–",
     "detail": "unconsented binary downloads — zed fetches node/npm/lsp/ai-provider binaries at runtime (issue 12589), which read to security-conscious users as a supply-chain surface; the pin-and-hash proposal (issue 13918) and the ssh remote-binary debate kept it alive.",
     "id": "cty-binaries",
     "reaction": "the company treats it as documented mechanism, not a bug; the july 2024 hn thread (239 points) and the remote-remoting debate are the standing record.",
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     "title": "the binary downloads"
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3. the contributor license agreement · zed-coverage-controversies · 2024– (approximate)

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     "date": "2024–",
     "detail": "the cla — contributors sign a license-and-feedback agreement; the 'pulling the rug' critique ran in the open-source launch thread itself, and the cla page once required github oauth to read (discussion 4442). critics: the company can relicense community work.",
     "id": "cty-cla",
     "reaction": "zed's position is standard open-core-adjacent practice; zedless's pitch — 'no rugpulls' — exists precisely because the distrust does.",
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       "src-ci-gh-cla-read",
       "src-ci-hn-cla-foss",
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     "title": "the contributor license agreement"
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4. forced arbitration · zed-coverage-controversies · 2026 (year)

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     "date": "2026",
     "detail": "the terms-of-service overhaul — effective march 2, 2026, the cloud terms added forced arbitration and a class-action waiver; issue 50568 objected, a lemmy thread called it 'another vc funded bait and switch,' and botbeat covered the backlash.",
     "id": "cty-arbitration",
     "reaction": "logged as a standing trust-ledger item — the company shipped the terms; the objection is public and unresolved.",
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       "src-ci-mtgzone-tos",
       "src-ci-botbeat-tos"
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     "title": "forced arbitration"
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5. the ai-direction debate · zed-coverage-controversies · 2024– (approximate)

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   {
     "date": "2024–",
     "detail": "the ai-direction backlash — from the first zed ai thread ('initially loved zed… focus shifted to collaboration & ai') through the agent panel, a durable constituency wanted the editor to stay an editor.",
     "id": "cty-ai-direction",
     "reaction": "zed answered with `disable_ai` (genuine concession, register-covered) and an economics defense ('we were selling tokens at a loss'); hn's verdict on the defense: 'didn't feel like much of an actual refutation.'",
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       "src-ci-gh-disable-ai-discussion",
       "src-ci-register-disable-ai",
       "src-hp-zed-ai-money",
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     "title": "the ai-direction debate"
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6. the token-pricing backlash · zed-coverage-controversies · 2025-09 (month)

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     "date": "2025-09",
     "detail": "token pricing — the move from prompt bundles to pass-through tokens (pro $20→$10 plus a $5 credit, overage at list plus 10%) read to some users as bait-and-switch on what 'pro' bought; leighton's 'the coding agent free lunch is over' is the measured version, biggo's the aggrieved one.",
     "id": "cty-pricing",
     "reaction": "the model stood; the hn thread is split between 'more honest' and 'sold me one thing, shipped another.'",
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     "title": "the token-pricing backlash"
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7. the extension gap · zed-coverage-controversies · 2024– (approximate)

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   {
     "date": "2024–",
     "detail": "the extension gap — a deliberately conservative wasm/wit api produced ~1,119 listed extensions mid-2026 against vs code's tens of thousands. dev.to's 'i wanted to switch but the extension ecosystem pulled me back' is the human version; xda's is the verdict version.",
     "id": "cty-extensions",
     "reaction": "zed's answer is registry growth, mcp context servers, and the 'conservative api' argument — the gap remains the standard 'can i switch yet' objection.",
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       "src-ci-xda-extensions"
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     "title": "the extension gap"
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8. the windows delay · zed-coverage-controversies · 2023–2025 (approximate)

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     "date": "2023–2025",
     "detail": "'windows when?' — a two-plus-year platform gap that became a meme and a legitimate 'second class citizen' grievance; the vulkan attempt had to be abandoned for directx 11, four engineers full-time.",
     "id": "cty-windows",
     "reaction": "resolved with the october 15, 2025 ga — but the register had already turned the saga into a story about what native cross-platform costs.",
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       "src-ci-hn-windows-second-class",
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     "title": "the windows delay"
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9. the collaboration removals · zed-coverage-controversies · 2026 (year)

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     "date": "2026",
     "detail": "collaboration feature removals — chat removed wholesale (pr 37789), text threads removed (pr 52757), sign-in requirements rankled (issue 40072), and a 'bring collab back' discussion (49948) ran against the team's own 'zed is our office' narrative and 'very few people leverage collab today' admission.",
     "id": "cty-collab-removals",
     "reaction": "the company re-platformed collaboration into delta rather than abandoning it; users who relied on channels read the removals as retreat.",
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       "src-ci-gh-remove-text-threads",
       "src-ci-gh-signin-issue",
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     "title": "the collaboration removals"
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10. the delta bet · zed-coverage-controversies · 2026-09 (month)

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    {
      "date": "2026-09",
      "detail": "the delta bet itself — disabling pull requests on its own repo is the pitch and the risk: 'everyone is in a race to replace github,' and the workflow's hold on real teams is unproven at scale.",
      "id": "cty-delta-bet",
      "reaction": "early — '33 of us have landed 570 changes' is self-reported; independent adoption data does not yet exist.",
      "sourceIds": [
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        "src-hp-tns-delta",
        "src-ci-hn-deltadb"
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      "title": "the delta bet"
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11. introducing zed — a lightning-fast, collaborative code editor written in rust · zed-coverage-items · 2021-12-15 (day)

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      "date": "2021-12-15",
      "gist": "the announcement thread that set the early tone: 'this has all the characteristics of announcing vaporware. but \"in rust\"!' the atom pedigree bought attention, not trust.",
      "id": "cov-hn-intro-2021",
      "publisher": "hacker news",
      "section": "launch",
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      "title": "introducing zed — a lightning-fast, collaborative code editor written in rust",
      "traction": "151 points",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29566960"
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12. zed public beta · zed-coverage-items · 2023-03-15 (day)

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      "date": "2023-03-15",
      "gist": "the public-beta megathread — atom-alumni excitement against 'closed-source editor built on a closed-source framework, telemetry built-in, macos only.'",
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      "title": "zed public beta",
      "traction": "223 points, 171 comments",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35171689"
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13. zed raises $10m to reinvent code collaboration · zed-coverage-items · 2023-03-15 (day)

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      "date": "2023-03-15",
      "gist": "beta-day series a coverage — 'why a $10m editor? if atlassian and github can do it…' — with the reported ~$40m valuation and the ~12,000-name waitlist.",
      "id": "cov-techcrunch-10m",
      "publisher": "techcrunch",
      "section": "launch",
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      "title": "zed raises $10m to reinvent code collaboration",
      "traction": null,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/15/zed-code-editor-raises-10m/"
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14. zed, a new multiplayer code editor from the creators of atom · zed-coverage-items · 2023-04-08 (day)

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      "gist": "'zed: a new multiplayer code editor from the creators of atom' — the first hands-on review, a few weeks after beta.",
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      "publisher": "the new stack",
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      "title": "zed, a new multiplayer code editor from the creators of atom",
      "traction": null,
      "url": "https://thenewstack.io/zed-a-new-multiplayer-code-editor-from-the-creators-of-atom/"
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15. zed is now open source · zed-coverage-items · 2024-01-24 (day)

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      "date": "2024-01-24",
      "gist": "the largest coverage event to that point — celebration of the gpl/agpl/apache-2 relicensing against license-mix, cla ('pulling the rug'), and telemetry scrutiny in the same thread.",
      "id": "cov-hn-open-source",
      "publisher": "hacker news / lobste.rs",
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      "title": "zed is now open source",
      "traction": "1,576 points, 601 comments",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39119835"
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16. zed editor is open source · zed-coverage-items · 2024-01-25 (day)

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      "date": "2024-01-25",
      "gist": "the trade-press pile-on — phoronix, it's foss ('creators of atom bring another open source code editor'), i-programmer, and the futurum analyst note. the open-source story traveled.",
      "id": "cov-oss-press",
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      "title": "zed editor is open source",
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17. zed is 1.0 · zed-coverage-items · 2026-04-29 (day)

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      "date": "2026-04-29",
      "gist": "the largest thread in the project's history — '1.0 doesn't mean done. it also doesn't mean perfect.' the register and phoronix carry it; abdulkader safi's review is the switcher's-eye view.",
      "id": "cov-hn-10",
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      "section": "launch",
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      "title": "zed is 1.0",
      "traction": "2,153 points, 690 comments",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47949027"
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18. zed linux stable release · zed-coverage-items · 2024-07-10 (day)

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      "gist": "'linux when? linux now.' — 923 points, with omgubuntu, gamingonlinux, and phoronix coverage. the platform march's biggest single day.",
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      "title": "zed linux stable release",
      "traction": "923 points",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40928893"
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19. zed automatically downloads binaries and executes them · zed-coverage-items · 2024-07-07 (day)

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      "gist": "'zed editor automatically downloads binaries…' — the r/programming post that hit hn at 239 points: unconsented node/npm/lsp/supermaven downloads (issue 12589) and the pin-and-hash proposal (13918) becoming a security story.",
      "id": "cov-binaries",
      "publisher": "reddit / hacker news",
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      "title": "zed automatically downloads binaries and executes them",
      "traction": "239 points, 173 comments on hn",
      "url": "https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1dxmroj/zed_editor_automatically_downloads_binaries_and/"
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20. rust-based zed editor adds direct ssh remoting · zed-coverage-items · 2024-10-31 (day)

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      "gist": "'a key feature for potential vs code switchers' — ssh remoting lands, with the remote-binary security debate attached.",
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      "publisher": "devclass",
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        "src-ci-hn-remote-blob"
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      "title": "rust-based zed editor adds direct ssh remoting",
      "traction": null,
      "url": "https://www.devclass.com/development/2024/10/31/rust-based-zed-editor-preview-adds-direct-ssh-remoting-a-key-feature-for-potential-vs-code-switchers/1630477"
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21. windows users as second-class citizens · zed-coverage-items · 2025-02 (month)

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      "date": "2025-02",
      "gist": "the 'second class citizen' debate — two-plus years of 'windows when?' becoming a standing grievance while the port sat in preview.",
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        "src-ci-windows-progress"
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      "title": "windows users as second-class citizens",
      "traction": null,
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42980013"
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22. zed's windows port shows why building a cross-platform editor is hard · zed-coverage-items · 2025-08-22 (day)

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      "date": "2025-08-22",
      "gist": "'different on windows: zed port delays show dev friction' — a progress report (vulkan abandoned for a hand-built directx 11 backend, four engineers full-time) becomes a story about the cost of native cross-platform.",
      "id": "cov-register-windows-friction",
      "publisher": "the register / neowin",
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      "title": "zed's windows port shows why building a cross-platform editor is hard",
      "traction": null,
      "url": "https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/08/22/different-on-windows-zed-port-delays-shows-dev-friction/563551"
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23. zed for windows · zed-coverage-items · 2025-10-15 (day)

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      "date": "2025-10-15",
      "gist": "'zed's dead, baby… no wait, it's on windows' — the register's beta headline two weeks before the ga thread ran 548 points; the new stack's hands-on followed.",
      "id": "cov-windows-ga",
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      "sentiment": "positive",
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      "title": "zed for windows",
      "traction": "548 points, 365 comments on hn",
      "url": "https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/09/30/zeds-dead-baby-zeds-dead-no-wait-its-on-windows/1519938"
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24. leaving neovim for zed · zed-coverage-items · 2024-08 (month)

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      "author": "steve dylan",
      "date": "2024-08",
      "gist": "'leaving neovim for zed' — the switch-essay genre's zed entry: a modal-editing holdout converts, with lobste.rs and hn threads attached.",
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      "publisher": "stevedylan.dev",
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25. i switched from vs code to zed · zed-coverage-items · 2025 (year)

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      "date": "2025",
      "gist": "'i switched from vs code to zed' — the tenthousandmeters switch essay with its own hn thread; the 'can i switch yet' question answering itself.",
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26. zed editor review · zed-coverage-items · undated (unknown)

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27. the editor i wish i liked · zed-coverage-items · undated (unknown)

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28. lightweight code editors can't beat vs code extensions · zed-coverage-items · 2026 (year)

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29. zed vs cursor vs vs code vs helix · zed-coverage-items · 2026 (year)

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30. introducing zed ai · zed-coverage-items · 2024-08-20 (day)

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31. zed ai — hosted with anthropic · zed-coverage-items · 2024-08-20 (day)

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32. zed now predicts your next edit with zeta · zed-coverage-items · 2025-02-13 (day)

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33. zed: the fastest ai code editor · zed-coverage-items · 2025-05-07 (day)

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34. zed disable_ai flag · zed-coverage-items · 2025-07-23 (day)

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35. zed's agent client protocol · zed-coverage-items · 2025-08-28 (day)

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36. claude code in zed · zed-coverage-items · 2025-09-03 (day)

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37. zed raises $32m series b led by sequoia · zed-coverage-items · 2025-08-20 (day)

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38. sequoia backs zed's vision for collaborative coding · zed-coverage-items · 2025-08-20 (day)

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39. zed's new token-based pricing · zed-coverage-items · 2025-09-24 (day)

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40. the zed decoded era · zed-coverage-items · 2024-02-12 (day)

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41. zedless — zed without telemetry, cloud dependencies, or cla · zed-coverage-items · 2025-08-20 (day)

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42. zed is our office · zed-coverage-items · 2025-11-13 (day)

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43. software is made between commits — deltadb · zed-coverage-items · 2026-06-11 (day)

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44. replace prs with delta · zed-coverage-items · 2026-09-16 (day)

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45. cognition acquires windsurf · zed-coverage-items · 2025-07-14 (day)

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46. ghostty is coming · zed-coverage-items · 2024-12-26 (day)

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47. zed migrates from blade to wgpu · zed-coverage-items · 2026-02-13 (day)

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48. vaporware, but in rust · zed-sentiment-phases · 2021–2023 (approximate)

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49. the open-source conversion · zed-sentiment-phases · 2024 (year)

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50. the bifurcation · zed-sentiment-phases · 2025 (year)

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51. the mainstream moment · zed-sentiment-phases · 2026 (year)

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52. the delta question mark · zed-sentiment-phases · 2026– (approximate)

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