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

LogRocket — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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: https://filtra.io/rust/interviews/zed-aug-25

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