Editor trends seem to fairly volatile. Textmate was the new shiny favorite until it wasn't. Sublime was the new shiny favorite till it wasn't. Atom was the new shiny favorite... etc.
Those had all legit flaws which prevents wider usage, like being limited to one platform, being commercial or slow or dead... They all lakc in concept, because they are editors first, and not much of an IDE. VS Code is the first who actually avoids all the flaws. It's flexible, yet still quite fast, relative tame on RAM, yet full of IDE-features, running on all platforms and cost you just some privacy if you don't know about the data-collecting.
Additionally, it sparked the LSP a movement which is benefitial for all editors/IDEs, and we will see how much more will come from this. So even if VS Code itself will lost traction, it's heritage might prevail. But overall the specs so far look very healthy for a project in that realm, and chances are good that it will stay for a while.
Additionally, it sparked the LSP a movement which is benefitial for all editors/IDEs, and we will see how much more will come from this. So even if VS Code itself will lost traction, it's heritage might prevail. But overall the specs so far look very healthy for a project in that realm, and chances are good that it will stay for a while.