Even in 2023 you can get vim to be more powerful than VS Code. But it's that much more difficult.
As the author states, IDEs haven't necessarily gotten a lot better, but imo advanced features have become a lot more accessible.
As the author states, IDEs haven't necessarily gotten a lot better, but imo advanced features have become a lot more accessible.
I absolutely agree, assuming you're using "powerful" in the same sense as saying that a Turing machine is more powerful than a MacBook.