[josteink]

> Did it ever occur to people that less can be more in terms of features?

It can be, but it doesn't have to be. Sometimes more is more.

As for your examples...

> Here are some other data points: ... Graham (creator of HN and the first real web app) uses plain vi to edit Lisp.

And you can tell the great amount of effort that makes him put into this very fine website, can't you?

This is probably the worst website I frequently visit in terms of features, design, technical basis and mobile readability. It sucks in all respects except community.

If this is the pinnacle of websites which vi can get us, please move everyone everywhere to anything else, notepad included. I've created better websites than this in Notepad (during my early university years), and that's not a joke.