> If your internet connection sucks Not a problem for me, and it's pretty hard for me to develop when my internet connection sucks anyways (no modules, no docu

> If your internet connection sucks Not a problem for me, and it's pretty hard for me to develop when my internet connection sucks anyways (no modules, no documentation, no cloud access, etc.). > or you need hardware access Yes, this is the primary valid reason I see. > you're doing anything that requires a low latency Low latency from what? My cloud machines have super low latency to each other and to the net. > you want to run the software locally for any reason Running it in my cloud machine is locally, to me. The only reason it would need to be truly local if you're doing something regarding hardware / peripherals / etc., as you mentioned.