24:45I spent 6 months trying code editors
The speaker compares six months of using Neovim, Zed, and Cursor after seven years with VS Code. Neovim made Vim motions and editor customization fun to learn, but maintaining its configuration sometimes got in the way of work. Zed stood out for its design and Vim support, while its Git tools and AI features were still developing. Cursor became the speaker’s favorite for its autocomplete and agent workflow, though its assistance was less reliable in large codebases. The talk also highlights the tradeoffs of AI features, MCP integrations, and the familiarity of the VS Code ecosystem.