Nathan Sobo, founder of Zed, argues that AI agents have made the conversation around code the true source of software, rendering Git's commit-centric model insufficient for modern collaboration. Zed is building DeltaDB, a new version control system that captures every fine-grained operation (not just commits) as addressable 'deltas', and co-locates agent conversations with the code they produce. This allows teammates and agents to collaborate in real-time on evolving worktrees, cross-reference any line of code to the conversation that generated it, and eliminate the need for pull requests as a post-hoc discussion mechanism. A beta is expected in a few weeks with a waitlist open.
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