Remote is the killer app. I don't like VSCode but it is the only modern editor capable of a modern native-ish local UI while running acceptable-ish code indexing and intelligence on a remote server. As my company's monorepo grows, laptops increasingly choke on it. JetBrains Projector/Gateway are interesting prototypes but don't work reliably yet. It's not as bad as VNC, but it feels closer to VNC than to a genuine local native app with a client/server architecture.
This exactly. I don't like VSCode at all. I try to stay away from it. I prefer and pay for JetBrains IDEs like WebStorm.
Having said that, remote development in VSCode is perfect. I tolerate JetBrains Gateway for remote dev, but I'll be waiting for it to mature before renewing my JB license next year.
However, some VSCode plugins are great. I might have VScode in remote mode running just so I can use the excellent Docker plugin.
My use-case : I remote from my low RAM bad-container-support M1 to my Beelink mini PC with Ryzen 5600U that has more ram and runs linux (and so has better container support). Tailscale is used on both devices.
