Zed, a project rooted in the early work on an experimental editor called Xray, has evolved significantly since its inception in 2018. Initially sidelined after GitHub's decision not to advance Xray, the project's co-founders continued its development independently, laying the groundwork for Zed and its associated technologies by late 2019. Despite a brief hiatus while one co-founder joined Warp, a renewed commitment to Zed led to the development of core features, enabling full-time use by March 2022 and an expansion of its private alpha community. The team focuses on iterative improvements, such as enhancing multibuffer performance and conducting regular quality weeks to address bugs and user experience issues. As they approach a public beta launch, performance telemetry and maintaining high standards remain priorities. Zed is currently available for macOS and Linux, with ongoing recruitment for those passionate about software development.