VSCode isn't a Chromium fork, it's an Electron app. Utilizing something is different than making a derivative of it. For example, an empty "Hello World" Electron app wouldn't have any value for an app developer, but creating a web browser derived from Chromium means you've already finished 99.9% of the work.

It uses Electron which itself uses the Chromium rendering engine.

That's like saying news.ycombinator.com is based on Chromium.

VSCode runs on chromium, like any website you visit when using a Chromium browser.

To the downvoter:

VSCode -> Electron (essentially purpose specific web browser) -> Chromium

news.ycombinator.com -> General Purpose Web Browser -> Chromium

Ever heard of Firefox or Safari? I can open HN in any browser I want, but I can't change the browser used by the VSCode desktop app.

That's due to Electron, not Chromium.

Which is exactly why VSCode has a near parity version that runs on the web, under any browser engine.

Saying VSCode is based on Chromium doesn't make any sense.

That's quite the unsmart comparison.