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Written by Eduardo Flores :rust: on 2025-01-13 at 11:11

I’m thinking of switching to #HelixEditor, how is the experience for other Rust developers out there? Is there something missing?

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Written by dieTasse on 2025-01-13 at 19:23

@edfloreshz Just fyi I am using Rust Rover from Jetbrains (free for open source development) and it works very well (even on Linux). But I am also used to Jetbrains IDEs in general, using it professionally for about 10 years already.

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Written by Eduardo Flores :rust: on 2025-01-13 at 20:11

@dieTasse Yup. been there done that, Zed is my preferred editor nowadays simply because of how fast it is, but it can sometimes be very unstable, so, I was looking for a terminal editor in the meantime, Helix looked nice.

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Written by dieTasse on 2025-01-13 at 21:00

@edfloreshz Aha got it 😊 What do you refer to when you talk about how fast it is? Or do you have weaker pc so every resource counts?

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Written by Eduardo Flores :rust: on 2025-01-13 at 21:07

@dieTasse I'm not resource constrained, but getting a faster experience is something I desire, having to wait 10 to 20 seconds while the editor warms up is not something I enjoy, specially when I'm making minor changes.

That's why Zed is interesting to me, it let's me get in and get out in the time that it takes VSCode to warm up, Helix is surely faster.

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Written by dieTasse on 2025-01-13 at 21:53

@edfloreshz

Aha, I have to check tomorrow. I never noticed how fast the start is for Rust Rover. At work, we have quite big java project and IntelliJ takes a little bit to be ready (I notice that), but we also use cloud machines that are not well optimized.

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Written by dieTasse on 2025-01-14 at 17:24

@edfloreshz I just tested it and from start to being able to code in less than 10 seconds. And I am including in it also opening Jetbrains Toolbox through which I installed and open the IDE. All that on Fedora.

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Written by Eduardo Flores :rust: on 2025-01-14 at 17:43

@dieTasse Yeah I actually made a comparison a few years back, has Rust Rover gotten slower?

https://hachyderm.io/@edfloreshz/112010325716392874

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Written by dieTasse on 2025-01-14 at 17:47

@edfloreshz I suppose that its more capable now, which also means it is loading more stuff. But on the other hand if you deduct that I open entirely separate application first (1-2 seconds) it is not that different.

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Written by Eduardo Flores :rust: on 2025-01-14 at 17:48

@dieTasse Yeah makes sense, still much better than VSCode.

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