> At Google most of new hires are working on cloud machines now by default, with either vscode/remote or internal web-based editor. They are doing this because

> At Google most of new hires are working on cloud machines now by default, with either vscode/remote or internal web-based editor. They are doing this because Google has a gigantic monorepo, not because it’s some platonic ideal way to code. Local development is still the gold standard, if you can do it. One obvious benefit: it works even if you’re offline or have a bad connection.