Zed 1.0... GPUI, Rust, and the future of native apps with Mikayla Maki

About this episode

Mikayla Maki discusses the features and future of the Rust-built code editor Zed, including its GPU-accelerated UI framework GPUI and real-time collaboration capabilities.

Mikayla Maki, software engineer at Zed, digs into what makes this Rust-built code editor tick... from GPUI, their GPU-accelerated UI framework with a Tailwind-inspired API, to CRDTs powering real-time live collaboration without merge conflicts. She talks about the Zed 1.0 release, their approach to AI, how the team builds popular features directly into core instead of relying on extensions, and why Rust might be the best language for agentic coding. Plus: native app comeback, GPUI on mobile, and where the framework is heading. Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikayla-maki Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rad.gendervibes.online GitHub: https://github.com/mikayla-maki Resources Zed 1.0 announcement: https://zed.dev/blog/zed-1-0 DeltaDB / Sequoia Series B post: https://zed.dev/blog/sequoia-backs-zed ACP overview: https://zed.dev/acp GPUI engineering post: https://zed.dev/blog/leveraging-rust-and-the-gpu-to-render-user-interfaces-at-120fps Builder.io "Is Zed ready for AI power users in 2026?": https://www.builder.io/blog/zed-ai-2026 Mikayla's RustConf 2025 talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpEU9DNbXA4 filtra.io interview with Mikayla…

People in this episode

Guest: Mikayla Maki

Topics covered

• Rust
• GPUI
• native apps
• real-time collaboration
• AI
• software engineering

Keywords

• Zed 1.0
• GPUI
• Rust
• native apps
• AI
• real-time collaboration
• software engineering
• Mikayla Maki

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zed, LogRocket, DeltaDB, Sequoia, Builder.io

Products: Zed 1.0, GPUI, Rust

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