Programmers spend a lot of time editing text.
Contrary to some management theories, most people like to work and accomplish things, and programmers are no exception. Any tool that makes work easier will attract their loyalty. Qedit is one of the text editors available to programmers using HP systems. The first version was released in 1977. The goals in developing Qedit were to provide the maximum power for programming, with the least complex user interface possible, and with tiny system load.