Dev who gave HashiCorp its name returns with a faster terminal multiplexer
Persistent sessions could be just the beginning
HashiCorp cofounder Mitchell Hashimoto has launched a new startup to build a server-side terminal multiplexer that allows programmers to switch between multiple persistent work sessions.
Superlogical promises its terminal multiplexer will be faster and keep better track of user jobs. And it could be instrumental to building durable agentic layers into future systems.
The problem with traditional multiplexers – such as tmux, Zellij and GNU Screen – is that they are all too slow, explained Superlogical cofounder Mitchell Hashimoto in a video posted on X. They duplicate everything the user types and have to constantly reconcile local and remote states. Even slapping a modern terminal such as Kitty, Alacritty or Ghostty in front of a multiplexer won’t do much to speed ops.
“A terminal multiplexer may sound like a narrow place to start a company,” the company admits on its...
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