For me, the value of emacs lies in the fact that it works from the cli ie. Ssh, and that I can use it productively from termux on my phone- with a Bluetooth key

For me, the value of emacs lies in the fact that it works from the cli ie. Ssh, and that I can use it productively from termux on my phone- with a Bluetooth keyboard I can do split-screen working with ease. Vscode would be considerably harder to setup.