Opinion: VS Code 2.0 Is Too Bloated – Zed 0.150 Is the Best Editor for Senior Engineers in 2026

\n By the time VS Code 2.0 finishes indexing a 500k-line Java monolith, Zed 0.150 has already opened 12 files, executed 3 LSP requests, and used 80% less memory. I’ve spent 15 years switching editors—from Vim to Sublime to VS Code 1.0 to 2.0—and for ...