DevTest VS Oni

Another way to reduce cost is VM Reservations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/save-compute-costs-reservations (1 and 3 years with discounts as high as 70%) or Savings plan https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/savings-plan-compute-overview that offer similar discounts from PAYG prices but are more flexible. On top of that you... Source: 10 months ago

Neovim is pushing it, kind of. And also this is cool - https://onivim.io/. Source: 10 months ago

No, you can not use VSCode extensions in the NeoVim. But you can use NeoVim in VSCode as an extension. You also could use OniVim (https://onivim.io), which provides a vim-like experience in VSCode like app (which also supports VSCode extensions). But I believe the development of OniVim is stopped or really slowed down. Source: about 1 year ago

I'm a terminal guy but if you're looking for a GUI vim-like experience you might be interested in Onivim. Source: over 1 year ago

Perhaps onivim would be a good VSCode alternative for you, I think they have a mode like the browser vim extensions that labels everything on screen with a key you can press instead of clicking. https://onivim.io/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

The closest thing I've seen to a true Vim IDE is OniVim2, but sadly that project has stalled. Source: over 1 year ago