# Bad Influence story: Rust and GPUI could be the next React, author argues

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 11:56. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/a02b2239-7416-46fe-81dc-c7242cd24b3b

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Latest update (11-11 11:56): Rust and GPUI could be the next React, author argues

Overview: An author argues that Rust and GPUI, the GPU-accelerated UI framework from the Zed team, could become the next major shift in software development, comparable to React, and that AI will speed that shift. He points to GPUI Kit, a set of reusable components and styling for the framework.

He cites two examples. Linear engineer Maciek Pękala recreated Linear's interface in GPUI using Claude Opus. Cap moved from Tauri to Rust and GPUI, which it reports cut CPU usage 77% and memory use 88% in its video editor playback. These are the author's cited examples, and the source reports only Cap's own figures.

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1. 11-11 11:56 · X search: AI launch posts (introducing, just launched) · [Rust and GPUI could be the next React, author argues](https://badinfluence.news/items/j98agu6kdpda4x51cg4s3xxcc)
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