If a considerable number of people hated 'VS Code users' enough to kill them, which surprisingly is not the case, then, yes, rhetoric about 'the evil programmer

If a considerable number of people hated 'VS Code users' enough to kill them, which surprisingly is not the case, then, yes, rhetoric about 'the evil programmers' would raise legitimate concerns. This would especially be true if it were taboo to complain openly about 'VS Code users'