While I’m a big proponent of the .htaccess file, I can also see why it wouldn’t be all that high on the priority list. Since this won’t work on any type of Web Server (not on a default configured NGINX for example). As per Usage Statistics and Market Share of Web Servers, January 2023 you’ll see that NGINX has already overtaken Apache as the prime web server.
That said, while it could bring a bunch of cool extra’s to the table, it would also add a serious level of complexity to the support @norm and his team would need to give in case of issues.
And let’s face it, no 2 Apache configs are the same (except perhaps within the same hosting company).
But we do tend to share snippets here on the forum. Here’s one of mine: .htaccess tweaks for security and performance