> bunch of janky apps that don't work right

Is that really fair? Those janky apps include vscode and slack! There are real technical arguments, but they're comparatively minor and very treatable when you look at it as a technical hurdle.

Which is I think why people who've picked a side get so upset over it and find themselves resorting to vague adjectives like "janky".

Yes, both are super janky. Slack in particular (I have used it all day every work day since 2014). Random stuff just doesn’t work constantly, and none of the platform conventions are respected. VS Code respects the platform less than JetBrains products, which are also cross-platform.