https://808.ninja/series/ai-tooling/ Recent content in AI Tooling on neildaemond's hacker blog Hugo en-us Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:43:55 +0800 https://808.ninja/ai-tooling/claude-on-zed-ide/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:43:55 +0800 https://808.ninja/ai-tooling/claude-on-zed-ide/ <p>I thought it was pretty cool to leverage unique dev environments with Nix direnv so I could code remotely via any SSH connection.</p> <p>But I found something even cooler: I could mount that entire setup into a more GUI &amp; user-friendly interface via Zed IDE&rsquo;s ‘Open Remote…’ feature, which improved connection stability and kept Zed’s ‘super fast and responsive’ feel. Even when opening a terminal, the whole Nix direnv environment was automatically activated.</p> <p>“YAY! Awesome ninja-coded software, here we go!”</p> <p>Until it so happened that “AI RULES AND CODING IS DEAD” rhetoric started dominating the world of LinkedIn and other social platforms.</p>