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by mnemonicsloth 1031 days ago
It isn't.

VS Code's goal is to get the low-effort 30% of devs who want something that will just work right out of the box, while providing enough functionality/customization to attract a significant fraction of the remaining 70%. And given that, it's pretty good.

But I'm skeptical it will ever be as good for someone who does want to make the investment in something like Emacs.