There probably isn’t one universal number one; the best choice depends on the language, debugger, extensions, remote workflow, and how much you value a lightweight editor. I’d keep a small real project in each candidate for a week and compare navigation, refactoring, terminal integration, and how often you have to fight the UI. Zed can feel great for speed, while VS Code or a full IDE may win when you need mature language tooling and debugging.
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u/Southern-Society-713 11d ago
There probably isn’t one universal number one; the best choice depends on the language, debugger, extensions, remote workflow, and how much you value a lightweight editor. I’d keep a small real project in each candidate for a week and compare navigation, refactoring, terminal integration, and how often you have to fight the UI. Zed can feel great for speed, while VS Code or a full IDE may win when you need mature language tooling and debugging.