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I guess that OP is talking about having the IDE/compiler/etc binary on their computer and not having to rely on any external service to work.

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GitLab team member here - using VS Code on a desktop client works well with the GitLab Workflow extension [0] for Git SCM operations, as well as CI/CD pipeline status from pushed commits & merge requests. Additionally, remote repository views come in handy. [1]

[0] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/vscode.ht...

[1] https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/05/20/vscode-workflows-fo...

Well then self-hosted Gitlab is the perfect option.

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