# Rhun code editor

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Rhun code editor and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fast, minimalist free code editor written mostly in assembly, praised for quick startup and responsiveness. Critics note the code looks vibecoded and may be hard to maintain long term.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast loading and responsive typing (5 comments): "absolutely blazing! and it delivers exactly what I've wanted for quick code reviews" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928202)) "Typing latency is within one frame, so on par with my editor and Sublime Text etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930310)) "Impressive. Loads fast, looks pretty polished." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928445))
- Minimalist, polished look (4 comments): "This is an genuinely good minimalist good editor that is created in mostly assembly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50307145)) "it runs and looks incredible (macOS). Very well done." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930023)) "Impressive. Loads fast, looks pretty polished." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928445))
- Small binary size (2 comments): "This is an genuinely good minimalist good editor that is created in mostly assembly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50307145)) "the binary itself is just 980kb, which is such a fresh breath of air" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930553))

## What people warn about

- Code looks AI-generated or vibecoded (4 comments): "Particularly when the "handwritten" code in question is vibecoded, like this is" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930350)) "Particularly when the "handwritten" code in question is vibecoded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49934562)) "The source code also has all the hallmarks of slop." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49929784))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Zed](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zed.md): 700 recommend
- [GNU Emacs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/emacs.md): 648 recommend
- [Vim](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vim.md): 513 recommend
- [Visual Studio Code](https://hackerapproved.com/p/visual-studio-code.md): 485 recommend
- [Neovim](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neovim.md): 295 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Rhun code editor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rhun/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).