Zed creator: 'What matters for humans matters for LLMs' — armchair takes aren't serious
zeeg · x · 2026-10-05
Nathan (zeeg), creator of the Zed editor, pushes back on people claiming debates that matter to humans (like the Go vs Rust discussion) don't matter for LLMs. "If it was better for people it's better for LLMs." He invokes the notion of "armchair adventurers" to describe those who opine on technical matters without hands-on experience.
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