VS Code's release record is impressive. And didn't it grow out of the Monaco browser-based editor? Microsoft probably wouldn't have funded the hypothetical C++ version.

That said, one of the Atom developers says using web technologies made development harder in many ways.[1] Very few solo developers can match a team with Microsoft's resources, and a monthly release schedule is more about discipline than anything else.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14142124