[F-0X]

Here's one maybe-reason and one definitely-reason VSCode cannot replace vim for me:

1) Logs are often compressed. Can VSCode open .gz files? Vim behaves pleasingly unixy: 'zcat logs.gz | vim -' opens the file pretty quickly in vim. No fuss with explicit de/recompression. This also ties in to the usual "but ssh" argument, since of course you're likely to be getting logs on remote machines.

2) Bash pipelines are usually an iterative affair. It has some tricks in place to mitigate the issues of very long commands. C-x C-e will open vim to allow you to enter a command, and fc will open vim with the previously executed command already there (short for fix command).

Lastly, vim has an expansive collections of extensions. So much so that if vim is ever "not enough", then neither is VSCode, and I should just use a full IDE.

[harryposner]

A slight correction: C-x C-e and fc open $EDITOR, which is vim by default on most machines. You can change it to anything, though.

[ksaj]

I just use zless and then press v to invoke vim if I need to edit. I don't usually edit logs, mind you. But for other .gz text files, that I might read and then decide on a whim to edit, definitely.