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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 11/04/2026

really frustrating when someone says something you worked hard on is "really broken" to which point you ask "what is broken?" and they mention like one small thing/detail, or even something wrong sometimes (incorrect assumption, user mistake). careful with words, they matter

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Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 25/02/2026

We're hiring a Brand Designer @planetscale.com. This is a really fun role and you'd have a huge impact. DM me with any questions or apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/planetscale/... #designsky

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 20/11/2025

dang, that sounds bad; yeah, feel free to send it over my way either here or through DMs!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 18/11/2025

yeah, totally! any pain point or awkward corner of the product that you bump into would be really helpful for me! big big fan of everything you do as well! lost some good hours on your site already 😄

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 17/11/2025

thanks for the feedback! lots of very relevant points and we're discussing them all internally. in the meantime, i just pushed a change to the keystroke search UX to make it work more intuitively — github.com/zed-industri... — i think that was the reason you didn't get any matches for your search...

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keymap_editor: Make "toggle exact match mode" the default for binding search by danilo-leal · Pull Request #42883 · zed-industries/zed

I think having the "exact mode" turned on by default is usually what users will expect when searching for a specific keybinding. When it's turned off, it's very odd to search for ...

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 02/11/2025

yes! just add your AGENTS.md file at the top-level in your project and it will be automatically added in-between the system prompt and your message

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 27/10/2025

nice! curious to try that, too!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 10/09/2025

a big pet peeve for me is when folks start using the term "final design" too much, particularly expecting that to mean a Figma link. static images are very distant from the final product, and expecting the designer's work to mostly end there is very short sighted.

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 23/07/2025

debug_bg_cyan comes naturally out of my fingers these days 😅

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 26/04/2025

two bangers on this week's Joy & Curiosity imo: "Be Kind" and "Burn Your Title". two posts that came in super timely for me right now; you should read'em! - boz.com/articles/be-... - notes.eatonphil.com/2025-04-22-b...

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 20/04/2025

new post with Sunday thoughts about minimalism and a tiny little example from @zed.dev's new Agent Panel coming very, very soon! daniloleal.co/my-world/thi...

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The secret to minimalism is addition — Danilo Leal | Designer

Achieving true minimalism through intentional addition rather than thoughtless removal.

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Ben Leonard @benleonard.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Published the ASCII illustration tool I've been working on for @oxide.computer (mitos.shared.oxide.computer) and it's even open-source: github.com/oxidecompute...

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 03/04/2025

woo, glad you're digging it! love everything Piccalilli, so this is exciting to hear!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 01/04/2025

this has been in the works for months... and it is finally getting close to seeing the light of a fresh release. join in if you're curious about the new phase of AI on Zed!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 27/03/2025

go try @zed.dev's Edit Prediction in subtle mode now that it has hit stable & let me know what you think! always open for feedback 🙂

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 27/03/2025

woo, glad this resonated! curious to see how it feels for you in the long run ☺️ we have folks asking for an even subtler approach where we don't show anything at all, but predictions are there available in the background if you hit the keybinding. we might try that next!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 17/03/2025

top 5 feelings in life is discovering a new song that you just want to listen non-stop for the entire day. i always get concerned about running out of them, but similarly happy when i eventually discover one that really sticks! it just happened 🥲

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 15/03/2025

there's no button yet, but if you alt/option click on a directory, it will collapse it and all folders inside of it :)

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 13/03/2025

parzer em ve-lo por aqui, meu velho!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 13/03/2025

and for everyone who's asking about the AI side of the world in Zed... very cool stuff in the oven coming soon!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 13/03/2025

exciting new release! for a few months now, i have been saying here and there: "Git is coming!" and it's finally here. the team nailed it all! also check out the sweet page we did to promote it, with some niceties such as a UI breakdown section! → zed.dev/git

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 01/03/2025

one of the things I appreciated the most out of read.cv was how high quality their job board was. as they wind down, it felt like there'd be a gap. so, @vzanivan.com & I build a lil thing: roles.at — a new, cozy place to which you can add (or migrate) your open role! open for feedback!

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Roles | roles.at

High-quality software design roles. Alternative to Read.cv.

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 28/02/2025

i'd totally frame one of these!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 26/02/2025

I was just about to do the same after Lynch so sadly passed! Every Twin Peaks rewatch feels like coming back home 😊

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 19/02/2025

kicking off the day with with a record that i haven't listened for ages! creative, technical, intricate, melodic... a complete package. favorite track by far is "Sun Of Nothing"

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 18/02/2025

i'm particularly psyched about this new interaction we put together to make LSP-based completions integrate well with LLM-generated suggestions. all of that without hurting the baseline editor experience. might definitely write more about this and all the iterations we went through!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 18/02/2025

last week, @zed.dev released what is likely the most significant project i've ever been part of; truly proud of it! go check out at → zed.dev/edit-prediction

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 13/02/2025

🙃 i totally didn't know this existed! very cool; now all makes sense!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 13/02/2025

what's the accessibility benefit/value of this? ensuring color contrast is definitely within the scope of an unstyled library focused on a11y, but i feel like this may fall out of it? i might be wrong, though.

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 08/02/2025

sometimes, it feels right to break the norm: most sites/web apps these days use cmd+K as their search keybinding. however, that isn’t super significant for Zed… but cmd+shift+P is! it triggers the Command Palette, a fundamental Zed element. baking product education on the site!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 06/02/2025

this is fantastic! lots of Aaron Draplin vibes here; i love it!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 06/02/2025

who doesn't love a good opportunity to use `clip-path`? go check out @zed.dev's latest release to learn how to customize your file icons! highly upvoted issue on the repo landing hot hot

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 02/02/2025

“Let me get some rest this weekend after a long week of staring at the computer for 9+ hours by staring at the computer some more 5+ hours. It’s much less tiring just because it’s a side-project, I promise”

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 31/01/2025

started something I wanted to do for a little while... a "Today I Learned" section on my site! here's the very first entry about a magical SVG capacity I learned from @agu-z.bsky.social daniloleal.co/til/repeatin...

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Danilo Leal | Designer

People-centered software designer who dabbles with front-end engineering & nerds out on product strategy.

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 30/01/2025

a big pet peeve of mine in this American-dominated world we live in is when, in location inputs, they write City, State. like: "this is obviously in the US, everyone knows"; where the rest of the world writes "City, Country", sorry to all my American friends 😅

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 28/01/2025

meet you in Amsterdam?!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 27/01/2025

2025 seems to be the year of “is work/life balance even a thing?” 😮‍💨 I guess that does not exist anymore at all

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Nate Butler @nate.rip · 25/01/2025

What is that _one thing_ that keeps you from being able to daily drive @zed.dev? What was the _one thing_ that made you drop it if you already have it a shot?

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 24/01/2025

at the moment, we have a private beta going for edit predictions (i.e., tab to complete)! getting lots of feedback, iterating, and working to have it prepared to scale. hopefully not long until wider access!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 23/01/2025

like, come on! how come adding rich text editors could be... somewhat of a big breeze? super appreciative of @tiptap.dev for the infrastructure here!

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 23/01/2025

i'm building a job posting platform during off-hours, exploring different pieces of tech, and it's been super fun ensuring the whole thing can be navigated super well just using the keyboard. love adding keybinding affordances!

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Nate Butler @nate.rip · 20/01/2025

Just made my first ever commit right from @zed.dev 's new commit UI 🚀 Should be coming soon – hopefully within the next few weeks for y'all! 👇 for more details

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Danilo Leal @daniloleal.co · 19/01/2025

really, really glad i only started binging Severance this past week. imagine waiting for almost three years after that goddamn cliffhanger, jesus. good show, after all. kinda seeing some Lynchian elements on it. but maybe just biased due to mourning him. 🙁

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