I prefer the current behaviour.

It’s easy to open a link in a new tab without right clicking. You can middle click (Windows and Linux) or command+click (MacOS). However there’s no easy way to force a browser to open a link in the current tab if the site wants to use a new tab.

You do have the option of using whatever you feel is best in any particular circumstance. There’s no reason you need to commit to one of vim or vscode for absolutely everything, and being familiar with a few different tools can be helpful.

For example, if I’m working closely with a team that primarily uses vscode or a jetbrainz IDE then I tend to switch to that since it makes collaboration a little easier.