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I don't necessarily think that anyone was expecting anything else, it's just that VS Code is a great free tool, so even if you know it's probably going to go downhill over time it's hard to deny its effectiveness currently.

I mean it's free, it comes with it's own compilers and toolchains, it's a lot easier to pick up than vim or emacs or even IntelliJ (that's just got a much more dense UI), so it's become the standard IDE for students. Then, once you've gotten your degree or your training or whatever, you'll probably want to stick with the tool you know.