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.
Comments
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.
Yes, remote is actually "killer": https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/26...
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.
I love VSCode in all the ways, but esp. agree the Remote code editing is fantastic.
I still use PHPStorm though, because it has the same full functionality (eg. code outline and navigation) on the remote as the local client.