These are all great features, really. Everything I ask from a modern editor with language server support is just there. I also love modal text editors and use vi daily, EVERYWHERE (e.g. `set -o vi` on shell). But not on terminal GUI to write code, unless I am live debugging some shell script or python code on a server. I install vi extensions/plugins on all my editors. Using vscode over a terminal application has a lot advantages mostly due to being a very flexible graphical editor. You can move windows around, put them side by side, have fancy themes/colors/fonts. You can both use the keyboard AND the mouse when it is more convenient.

I still appreciate the effort, looking forward to more modal editors that are better suited to modern programming specific editing capabilities that are easy to learn and apply!