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No; since every user defines the perfect program differently. Which should be the default behaviour(s)?
You cannot criticize a good knife by asking why it's not a hammer.
But I can critisize it for having only one sharp edge instead of 2. Or for being too short or too long. Or for having a handle that’s not shaped well for my hand. (That last metaphor is probably the correct one for the sentiment I’m going for.)
The answer remains, this tool is not flawed, it's just not the one you want.
Vim could be feature-complete and formally verified and I'm still using Xed.
A hammer is a completely different tool, but different defaults in a single program are not.
Point is there's no objective standard for "perfect"
Software is always an ongoing conversation.