Its free, it has a healthy extensions ecosystem and I can customize it to my heart's content. I don't care for an IDE that comes with their own opinions and the

Its free, it has a healthy extensions ecosystem and I can customize it to my heart's content. I don't care for an IDE that comes with their own opinions and the kitchen sink, and I know other people might be looking for an out-of-the-box experience but I have already developed my own opinions and VSCode is flexible enough for me to work as I like