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Zed DeltaDB

514 points · 298 comments · ahamez

  1. drdexebtjl · · focus · HN ↗
    This makes me uncomfortable.

    Maybe I’m pessimistic, but I think this just gives micro-managers the data they need to micro-manage you. It invites people to scrutinize the process, instead of the results.

    Not once have I wished to review a colleague’s conversation with an AI. I want to review finished work.

    I look at this and I can only imagine layoffs being justified with “bad prompt quality”. An incident retrospective broadcasting your agent conversations to the entire company, with people speculating where you should have put the “make no mistakes”.

    It’s a shame, really, because I like Zed as an editor, but I can’t bring myself to support them if this is the direction they’re choosing.

    1. mdotmertens · · focus · HN ↗
      Not only this. I'm also shuddering at the thought of how much more noise this adds which can only be filtered through LLMs.
      1. drdexebtjl · · focus · HN ↗
        Don’t worry, Zed (or another company in their VC backers’ portfolios) will helpfully sell you inference to filter through that noise!
      2. hkalbasi · · focus · HN ↗
        I guess this data is not intended to be used all the time. But occasionally you may find it useful in blame or bisect or similar things.
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