> The first is that a TUI IDE is excellent for work on remote machines—even better than VSCode. You can SSH into any machine with ease and launch the IDE. Combine it with tmux and you get “full” multitasking.
I definitely disagree with this sentiment. At my last job, I had to do most of my work on a remote server (because it had a GPU), and I found VS Code far more pleasant to use than plain old SSH. People recommended using an editor on the server side or freaking around with Win SCP / Cyberduck, but VS Code was just so much better in so many ways.
Because of VS Code's web roots, it can easily run its frontend on your own local computer while running its backend somewhere else. This means that most common actions, like moving the cursor or selecting text, can be done locally, without the need for a round trip to the server. The operations that do have to be executed remotely, like saving a file for example, are properly asynchronous and don't interrupt your workflow. Everything is just far snappier, even if you're working from home, through a VPN, on barely working WiFi and an ADSL line.
As a bonus, you get fully native behavior and keyboard shortcuts that you'd expect from your platform. Things like text selection and copying just work, even some of your addons are carried over.