Ah, echoes of the "why use this new Dropbox thing when I can use FTP, SVN, and some FTPFS" attitude. You're right, what you've suggested works. It would still

Ah, echoes of the "why use this new Dropbox thing when I can use FTP, SVN, and some FTPFS" attitude. You're right, what you've suggested works. It would still result with VS Code running more on your client than it would when using VS Code Remote. Port tunnelling, while totally possible with an SSH command in a new terminal, is something VS Code just sets up automatically (and makes it easy to add your own).