> I don't know if there's anything we can do to make sure Zed succeeds sustainably and doesn't eventually get enshittified, but I'm crossing my fingers that for once we can have nice things.
This is a good conversation to have. We can start by pointing this out and encouraging broader interest. Zed has been my daily driver for over a year.
I'll make a claim -- does anyone disagree (?) -- the incentives are not pointed in the right direction. Unless developers are paying directly for the functionality they want, that's misalignment. So enshittification seems probable, maybe inevitable, unless something structural changes.
OTOH, because they charge for their editor, JetBrains has incentives that are better in line with customers.
This is a good conversation to have. We can start by pointing this out and encouraging broader interest. Zed has been my daily driver for over a year.
I'll make a claim -- does anyone disagree (?) -- the incentives are not pointed in the right direction. Unless developers are paying directly for the functionality they want, that's misalignment. So enshittification seems probable, maybe inevitable, unless something structural changes.
OTOH, because they charge for their editor, JetBrains has incentives that are better in line with customers.