> but unfortunately has almost no usage
gpui itself is spun out of the zed editor, so I'd say it probably has more real-world usage than the majority of rust UI crates
gpui itself is spun out of the zed editor, so I'd say it probably has more real-world usage than the majority of rust UI crates
I'd be very surprised to learn that any other Rust UI crate has more real-world usage than GPUI!
Source:
https://sequoiacap.com/article/partnering-with-zed-the-ai-po...
I wonder if there are more Cosmic Desktop + Kraken desktop users than Zed Editor users?
The more salient metrics would be things like how many people know how to use the framework, the variety of use-cases its good for solving, how easy it is to hire or get help with it, etc. As for Druid, Druid is already officially unmaintained, its core developer having moved on to work on Xilem instead. (my experience, for the record, was positive, I very much enjoyed working with Druid.)
I actually tried to create a UI kit using zed's code for a personal project, but gave up.
nice to see I was not the only one with the idea and it can get some usage now. The example app looks awesome.