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1. It's not an Electron "app", it's a native, compiled regular good old program.

2. From the VS Code website: "By downloading and using Visual Studio Code, you agree to the license terms and privacy statement. VS Code automatically sends telemetry data and crash dumps to help us improve the product."

3. Why not vim?

I mean, you could swap in any editor for comparison. A quick skim of the homepage seems to say that it’s capable of everything an editor-that doesn’t-claim-to-be-an-IDE has to do. Some folks might value the lack of Microsoft involvement.

It is one of the best editors out there that does not cost an arm and a leg to operate.

Since when does VSCode cost an arm and a leg to operate? Also saying it’s one of the best doesn’t explain why. I’m asking whether there is something distinctive about it.

Try running VS Studio with a Celeron and a gig of RAM

Ahh ok - so it’s good for low powered hardware. That’s a useful answer.

Edit: corrected ‘old’ to ‘low powered’.

Old hardware isn't the only low-powered hardware.