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Lapce – Fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust

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Resurfaced independently across 4 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
4
submitters
4
observed span
2021–2026
peak thread · 145 comments
333 pts
latest 20+ return · 2023-12-28
50 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

First comments on top threads

HN comment order

Author here. I didn't expect this will go on Hacker News. Although the editor has been my daily drive for almost one year now, it's really rough on the edges. The plugin system as described in the README hasn't been implemented yet.

I don’t care in which language my editor is written in. From the user perspective, what sets it apart from the plethora of available and more mature editors?

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
387

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Total comments
208

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Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2021-12-14Lapce – Fast and Powerful Code Editor written in RustFirst breakout · Best threadagluszak333145
2023-12-28Lapce: Fast and Powerful Code Editor Written in RustLatest 20+ point returnsnprajwal5063
2025-06-26Lapce: Fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rustdanboarder30
2026-02-09Lapce: Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rustgekkostate10