Different tools for different tastes. Some programmers prefer Emacs, some vim, some Visual Studio Code. Some authors still use mechanical typewriters, others prefer Word. Others like word processors but feel bogged down by Word's many features for layout, graphics, collaboration and Office integration.

I would say that both Emacs and Visual Code have a million features. And of course, both have a vast set of plugins that add even more features.

I am not as familiar with Vim, but from people I know using it, it appears to have a decent set of features, I see it has at least 20.000 plugins which is quite a lot

A valid comparison for wanting a code editor that gets out of your way, Wuold in my opinion cd something close to Windows notepad or even a typewriter for that super retro feel.

Far into the past, I handwrote code, with pen and paper for my exams in computer science. I have no wish to do so again.

In particular it's worth people knowing that Word has an "immersive reader" mode for reading and a "focus mode" for writing if blank screen plus cursor is your jam. Method of turning it on varies by word version. If you're on a mac it's view -> focus mode or some four-finger keyboard salute. If you're on windows it's on your ribbon on the view tab and you have the extra option of "line focus" (ie you only see the line you're on) or various sizes of window around the line you're on (under "Learning focus" I think).

This is useful even if you have other preferred tools because you may well find yourself in a work situation where some word usage is forced on you (eg having to review contract redlines or vendor sow drafts or whatever).

That said, I'm all for people having other options, so salute this project.

You would not want Word to do that all the time. And it still would not function the same way WordGrinder does.

I like the way I can start typing words at the center of the black screen and it auto-scrolls, then if it's worth anything that I might want to format, I can throw it into OpenOffice or whatever