Antonio Scandurra - Atom, Zed and the Future of Text Editors

Antonio Scandurra - Atom, Zed and the Future of Text Editors

Author: Andrew Lisowski, Justin Bennett March 24, 2025 Duration: 53:59

This week we're delighted to welcome Antonio Scandurra to the show. Antonio is the co-founder of Zed, a new text editor built in Rust. He was one of the core contributors to Atom, the text editor from GitHub that was the start of a new era of text editors. Join us as we chat about the past, present and future of text editors.


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