> Is it to become a mere VS Code extension? Sugesting that NB providing a Language Server is to become just a Vscode extension, is like saying that Eclipse wants the same by providing their Language Server <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.java>.
It's not explicitly stated in their respective extension pages, but like any open source project, one of their goals is to increase contributions. The more people get invested in the netbeans platform the more potential contributors, which would benefit both netbeans users and vscode users using the netbeans extension. -- -Juan Algaba